Episode 12

Farewell Interview with Florian Hindelang

13 November 2025 25 minutes

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Florian Hindelang, upper school coordinator at the DSJ, says goodbye after eight years. An in-depth conversation about his time in Johannesburg, working with students and what he takes with him.

In this episode, Anna Krisewski, Florian's successor as upper school coordinator, conducts a personal farewell interview. They discuss eight years at the DSJ, working with senior students, life in South Africa and what Florian takes with him from Johannesburg back to Germany.

Chapters

00:00 — Intro & Welcome (Dennis Forbes)

01:02 — Eight years at the DSJ — a retrospective

02:12 — First impressions & arriving in Johannesburg

03:56 — Arriving as a family

04:42 — Working as upper school coordinator

07:27 — Advice for successor Anna

08:47 — South Africa — lightness and joy of life

10:57 — Favourite places in Johannesburg

14:19 — What Florian missed about Germany

16:50 — Souvenirs and what goes in the luggage

18:14 — Coming back? A new chapter

21:21 — Final words to the school community

23:32 — Outro (Dennis Forbes)

Timestamps are approximate.

Transcript

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This episode is primarily in German. The full transcript is available on the German episode page.

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