Unlike those who pick more exotic Erasmus destinations, Decho chose Frankfurt. He was attracted by its educational reputation, but ended up finding many other ways to enjoy the city.

Though largely unrecognized, censorship and violence followed the Algerian War in France. Our author explores one event in her city as she seeks answers about her own French-Algerian identity.

When Mawa corrected the Italian pronunciation of her mother, an African migrant, she was given a nickname: “maestra”. Now she recalls it fondly, as she has become a teacher to migrants in Italy.