Aki Müller * 1979

—SHIFTING IDENTITIES Blog Q&A—

What are your origins?
1/2 Swiss 1/2 Japanese

Officially, you are a citizen of which country?
I am a citizen of both countries but born and live in Switzerland

Where are the places that you have lived for more than 6 months?
Just Tokyo and Zürich

Where do you live and work right now?
Zürich, Switzerland

Is [the country you are living in now] your final destination? If not, then where else?
Might be the final, but hopefully not the only destination till then

Name 3 changes you would like to see of Switzerland? (please answer even if you don’t live in Switzerland)
a. More people….different ones
b. Less borders
c. Good chinese food

If you are living elsewhere, name 3 changes you would like to see of that country you are living in now.
a.
b.
c.

What is your favourite recipe?
•ORECCHIETTE pasta with cima di rapa and sardelle
•CEVICHE (South American dish)…in lemon marinated fish with fresh coriander and onions
•Fermented soyabeans (Nato) with grated yamroots, sliced ladyfingers on top of either cold SOBA or UDON noodles. (most slimy dish)
•KANINCHENRAGOUT mit Stangensellerie, Karotten und Pfefferkörner
•CHICKENNECKSOUP with Ginger
•KIMPIRA Schwarzwurzel und Karotten an Sesam, Sake, Soyasauce und Sud