All about: Bureaucracy

Reading: Writing a résumé by Wisława Szymborska
Fellow Dutch poet Martijn Benders mentioned a poem by the famous Wisława Szymborska that I didn't know yet. I like it so here it is. Writing a résumé What needs to be done? Fill out the application and enclose a résumé. Regardless of the length of life a résumé is best kept short. Concise, well-chosen ...
November 5. Bus to Beirut.

The other charities I was to support in Aleppo need bureaucracy, and that makes me sad. A friendly couchsurfer knew a couple of them but this is what they needed. They need some official writing of my government telling them that is has an agreement with Syria. My government! The government of the country ...
October 10. At the Nigerian embassy.
At the Nigerian Embassy I wait to apply for a visa. Theire is no "blond" on the form for hair color. Applicants are instructed to fill in "black" for the hair and "brown" for the skin. People smile. Their smiles all resemble each other from my perspective. I will make my payment online and talk ...
August 24. Burrocracy.
Berlin and getting organized. There are some things to do like issueing a new passport, getting some visa, establishing contacts, dealing with stuff. It's the sameness that beats the brimbram drum inside my ears, it's the sameness of the man walking on the Alexanderplatz again, yet again. Jumping high, jumping low, talking to people on ...