I am a German by Choice, did you know that?
I am a German by Choice, did you know that? By: Abraham Daljang Maker I have never been to Germany, but some events which happened since I was a boy took me there spiritually, but not physically. It was one Sunday in 1999 when I met German friend, this was during the Bible study. As a boy, I had no idea of who is a German, American, Briton, etc. But all I knew was only “kawaja” a white person, but little did I know that my first white friend was a German. German was the second foreign language which I was able to say a few words such as “Danke, guten Abend, guten Morgen, and guten tak” since 1999. (Not sure if spelling is correct.) In 2000, when I was in primary seven, I got a pen pal from Germany; Bernard was also in Primary school in Germany and is a brother to Christa, my first German friend. Through Christa, I would send hand written letters to my pen pal. It was such an amazing moment to receive a letter from a white boy of my age from unknown part of the world and this ma