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Recordist's notes
Maryann followed her love, and then-husband to Germany. She left behind a well-loved life-style and culture and a functioning life. There were a number of years that she even regretted leaving – as she tells us in reflection. But, Maryann grew strong on the challenges, and moved on to strengthen others: “the things that worried me, are the things I can make someone else strong from”.... and where she is now, she says, she has come home... the entire interview is archived here: https://archive.org/details/Wacuka-in-between-cultures
About the place
Ennigerloh is a town of about 20,713 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. OttoAnna lists 5 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “Hoetmar, Germany - Now, Ive come home...” by radio continental drift – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0