“The great thing about leaving is that you look at things with different eyes that you have come to take for granted”

18-01-2022

SONG FESTIVAL FACES | The Eurovision Song Contest is the perfect time to celebrate the diversity of Rotterdam. In May, 41 countries come together here, but the rest of the year is no different. Time to ask our fellow Rotterdammers about their country of birth. Today: Max Dörr from Germany.

The contrast between the place where Max Dörr (22) grew up and Rotterdam could hardly be greater. When he looked out his window he saw trees, forests, greenery. In his village Schützenbruch there are exactly six houses. When he was young, he loved to play outside, swim in lakes and cycle the surrounding hills. You became friends with the children in the neighboring houses. You didn’t have much choice.

Read the whole article by Salwa van der Gaag on AD.nl

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