Tear down that wall

Borders have always impacted me significantly because I grew up behind one of the most unpenetrable ones: the iron curtain. I was born and raised in East Germany, and from a very young age, I knew that I was not allowed to go to most of the countries in this world.

Because I lived on the Baltic sea, we could watch the ferry to Denmark coming and going a couple of times each day. It was a constant reminder of our unfreedom. I…