This morning I woke up and decided to put on my orange Nike T-shirt, because it was a sunny and bright day. In addition, I wore my orange Adidas sneakers. I had no idea at this point that these decisions were more than just about color matching and comfort.

With only a day left until the opening game it is almost impossible to get away from the hype of this year's World Cup. People on the street in Berlin are either talking about their favorite team or about how much they are annoyed by this soccermania. I've decided to enjoy the games as much as possible without favoring one team from the beginning.

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The Austrian Cultural Forum in Berlin is now online at http://www.kulturforumberlin.at. The design of this website was coordinated with Carola Wilkens, a graphic designer located in Berlin. It's main objective is to simplify the communication and keep interested friends of the Cultural Forum up to date. In addition, the publication Kosmos will also be available in HTML format soon.