When you firmly believe in them and when you listen to the voice that lives in your heart, when your longing is so strong that all your actions are driven by one thought only;
Pursuing your DREAM!

I came to Sydney as an architectural student in February 2001.
Two months prior to my arrival in Australia I lived in a small town in Germany, feeling the cold wet winter creeping up to me.
I wanted to leave, as endless times before. I had this vision of myself being somewhere warm and sunny, a place where people gave each other smiles. All along my way I was searching for this place!

Australia it should be!
My decision was made; I had to set out pursuing my dream!
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Stepping outside Sydney Airport looking up squinting against the sun, I could feel the warm rays on my face while there was still a slight chill in the air at 7 am in the morning. The incredible blue of the Australian sky was overwhelming and I thought it was going to be a beautiful late summer day. I love that feeling of getting to a new place for the very first time, first impressions, new smells, the feeling of the air on your skin and the excited sound of your heart. You will never perceive a new place the same way again as when arriving for the very first time!

When I arrived at Circular Quay I walked past all the ferries and got the first glimpse of the white sails of the Opera House against the blue sunny afternoon sky. The impressions were overwhelming and I felt rather tiny and insignificant, somewhat scared, realizing I was completely on my own in this new place. I smiled, there were so many people and as I continued walking I got the first impression of The Sydney Harbour Bridge but didn’t give it much of my attention as I was almost blinded by the bright sparkling sun light being reflected of the enormous white shells of the Opera House.
I didn’t hear anyone talking or laughing now, I didn’t see people walking past me anymore, I just took that moment in and all I could hear was the loud excited beating of my heart.

I saw the plateau from which the white sails rise towards the blue skies almost mounting like huge waves on the ocean. I was intrigued by the contrast of shapes and colours and the closer I walked the more I grasped the scale of this impressive structure. I smiled and was completely in my own world experiencing this magnificent place, touching the tiles while my eyes followed the curvature of the shells towards the sky. With admiration I thought of the architect and how he could possibly have envisaged such a complex and outstanding structure. I thought of my family and missed them.

It was also at that time that I thought I would love to once meet, the architect of the Sydney Opera House. I had so many questions going through my mind that I wanted to ask Jorn Utzon and I kept thinking about it. I tried to imagine how our encounter would be, how it would feel and what his answers would be like. This was really something I wanted to achieve and experience at some point in my life! I had no idea where this wish derived from nor how I should turn it into reality but I felt deep love and admiration for the architect and The Sydney Opera House and kept envisaging meeting Mr. Jorn Utzon.

I started dreaming a new dream!
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