“Something prevented me from sleeping, I was afraid to open my eyes”, Galyna Panchenko
Summary
My story is about life in Germany, which is totally different to what I expected it to be.
It’s about the little things that surprised me.
Biography
I was born in Ukraine in 1980. Today I live in Hamburg, where I am studying Illustration.
Page 1
1. When I arrived in Germany, I was very surprised that Germans couldn’t pronounce my name correctly. Karla / Galina / Gala / Eva
Page 2
1. In one year I’ve moved apartments three times and have slept in hundreds of beds
Page 3
1. People in the photo booth look happier than usual
Page 4
1. In Hamburg hares jump in the streets and nobody eats them
Page 5
1. It’s cold and damp sleeping in the grass near Alster at night
Page 6
1. The day of the mono-eyebrow