I am 63 years old. I was born in Bula, Guinea Bissau. In 1970 I came to Germany (Güstrow former GDR) for my education as a car mechanic. At the same time I have also learned German at the RDR Institut (comparable to the Goethe Institut). For me German is very difficult, the many articles are particularly difficult. After I finished my education I returned to Guinea, Bissau. Before I was deployed in 1987 in the embassy in Germany. I was active in Senegal and Algeria. My 3 children were born there. My embassy and my residence were in east Berlin. My children went to school, a french school in West Berlin. They were welcomed at Checkpoint Charlie by French Soldiers, accompanied to school and brought back home.