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'Magdeburg locals are always willing to help'
The Local | 31 May 2013, 12:15
Get The Local flavour of Germany with our series offering an insider's take on their hometown. This week, Gitanyali Dayinta Ratitia talks about her adopted town, Magdeburg in Saxony-Anhalt.
How did you end up where you currently live in Germany?
I was born in Indonesia and later settled in Singapore, where I lived and worked for 21 years. It was in Bali, however, that I met my German husband. We got married a year later and I moved with him to Magdeburg, where I found a job in an electronics distributor company, as a business development manager for Asia.
What do you like to do for fun in the city?
I love visiting Hasselbachplatz to just stroll around and visit the cafes. There are lots of different kinds of restaurants, any European cuisine you could want can be found there. It's my favourite part of town to relax in during a long day of work and in the summer time, all the restaurants and cafes are open until late which means you can sit outside without freezing.
Is it a friendly city for foreigners?
