Hi everyone!

For one day I slipped in the role of a model by showing my beautiful white teeth! I got up early in the morning about 5 am, combed my hair and put make up on my face. Near the lake of Sempach was the shooting, there were some professional models and as well facultative models like me, but we were casted about our beautiful teeth to boost up the homepage of the company Straumann, who‘ s specialised in dental care and implants. Btw, my teeth are original ones!!!
Ralf Spitzenberger and his team directed the shooting and it was a real interesting experience to see, how strenuos the job as model can be. In fact in the evening my whole face hurted because I had to laugh all the time, show my teeth in an authentic way. Here you see the making of and the resulting pics:

The crew preparing the clothing…

Looking for the right light!

Critical look to the pics!

I think, we had around 5oo shot pics until Ralf Spitzenberger decided for this pic…

and for this one! The pics change alternately with others on the homepage of Straumann,
it was real fun to do this and I would do it again, maybe I should ask Michel Comte?

Karin Ammann, a writer colleague of mine, asked me, if i would do the final proofreading of a new book, who’s about to go be printed? In nearly 5 – 6 hours I read the written „flags“ and she sent the manus by moon courier to the printing.
It is the new book of Ruedi Josuran „Von Mann zu Mann“ (From man to man), he writes about the friendship between men and their communication. The book contains as well some delicious recipes!

Ruedi Josuran is a well-known and popular radiospeaker of Radio DRS 1, after 17 years of radio work he fell victim of a burnout and after the recovery he decided to write this book. I’m honoured having given to this book my last close look before printing, so if there’s still a mistake, so I’m to blame! In the thanking I’m an eagle eye!
Publisher: Orell Füssli, ISBN 3-28005188-6

Karin Ammann published as well a few books, one of the most popular is „Time out-time in“ and it’s recommendable to those who are planning a time out or a sabbatical and the important things they have to consider.

I was invited for a reading at Kaleidoskop in Buchs, the village where I live. And this reading is probably the last one. In the future I will have a low profile about writing, because I want to concentrate myself on the writing workshops and some other new projects, but I’ll keep you informed. Of course in my new projects is a new book planned, I’m thinking about to write my first novel, I have some idea, how it should come out!

Have a good time meanwhile!
Love, Sina

Discussing about the book & explaining the making of…and of course all the emotions I had doing it!

This is a very private insight of my life, I deserve as well like many others a holiday and if it’s possible, once a year I visit my relations in Italy, which live in a very beautiful part of Italy, the environement of Napoli.

This was early the house of my paternal grandparents on one side of the hill…

and on the other side the maternal grandparents house!

The map of the hill with our properties

on a wonderful journey to Positano, located in the most beautiful coast of Italy: Costiera Amalfitana

 … we met Lenny Kravitz!

For the 2nd time the femscript-network had the great opportunity to place a stand in front of the entrance to the big stage of the landhouse, where well-known/famous authors held their readings.

On this occasion I met Milena Moser, the author of the bestseller „Die Putzfraueninsel“ (Island of cleaning women) and this time she introduced her new book „Schlampen-Yoga“ (Slut-yoga) which is very amusing!

Nothing works without network!

Milena Moser & me, talking about our writing experiences

In November last year I met Fatima Vidal. She’s the owner of „Schreibszene“ and she introduced me her new projects and among them a workshop about „How to write a book and publishing it“. She told me that she has heard about  me and I was recommended to her and she asked me, if I would be interested to start this project?

Of course I want to do that!

I know a lot of people who dream about to write a book, but they don’t have any idea how to start with, so I was glad to give a little help to the first steps.

I held the 1st workshop at „Alte Kaserne“ in Winterthur, the workshop was immediately booked out and we held a waiting list.

First steps to write your story!

Hi everyone!

I was invited to a panel discussion at the historical museum in Baden, moderated by Radio Argovia speaker Patrick Nöthiger.

Actually at the museum is an exhibition with pictures in black&white about „The italians are here“. On this occasion took place the discussion with other representatives of foreign imigrants.

The word „Tschingge“ is originally an offensive and discriminating word to italians, by humiliating them. But the word itself is derivating from „cinque“, equal 5. So with the discussion we tried to give an answer, if there are still „Tschingge“ in Switzerland? Because today the italians are well-seen in the swiss society, but other nations feel today discriminated and it seems a social phenomenon, because actually the people from the balcan states are the one disliked.

We discussed about the topics integration, naturalization, racism and the ranking of nations, so many Turkeys, for example, love to live the italian lifestyle.

The panel discussion about „Tschinggen“

A foretaste of the exhibition…black & white pictures, another passion of mine

Well… the election on 26th September was negative, I felt like slapped in my face. The IG Secondas were so keen for a positive result and now really disappointed. Our group has been dissolved due to the fact, that we didn’t reach our aim. I’ll take along in the future the efforts we made and lovely memories and still represent the needs of the immigrants.

On 5th December, Donato the brother of my godchild, had to introduce his lecture on migration at his grammarschool. He asked me kindly, if he can make use of my book? Of course, Doni!

I wish you all a lovely X-mas & a happy new year!

Sina

Hi everybody!

Radio Kanal K, a local station in Aarau, invited me and Reto Caprez, president of the juniors SVP, for an interview about the releaved naturalization. The radio programme was called „Frei-Talk, Erleichterte Einbürgerung“. We both were interviewed by the moderatior and could express our arguments for or against the vote for this template. It was a very emotionally interview…the moderator a few times made the sign with his hand to slow down, please…

Afterwards I’ve been interviewed by Intro-TV, another local TV-channel in canton Solothurn, I didn’t see the broadcast, but I have the video of it. Later I was interviewed as well by the german Radio ARD 1 on the programme „Europa heute-Erleichterte Einbürgerung“

the moderator Rock’n Roli, me & Reto Caprez

Solothurn is the capital town of the canton Solothurn. The canton where I was born and grew up, my roots are exactly in a geographical region called „Niederamt“ and it’s on the foothills of the jurassic-range.
I moved at the age of 24 to the neighbour-canton Aargau and I live since then here.

Solothurn is also well-known for the annual literature days. Well-known or nearly famous authors come here to introduce their new books with readings. It was a honour for me to be here, being a member of the femscript-network of writing women and introduce my book at the stand to the visitors.

I had the pleasure to join Feridun Zaimoglu’s introduction and new book, it was very amusing and a little bit different from the common readings, we had a lot to laugh. Feridun has an unbeatable good sense of humour!

Feridun Zaimoglu, the author of the bestseller „Kanak sprak“