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# My personal homepage
This static website was programmed with Jekyll using the Forty-Theme, which was originally desinged by Andrew Banchich.
Moreover, it was set up online by taking advantage of GitHubs pages service.


## Set up
To set up the project on your local machine, you need to install Jekyll and bundler.

### Background information
**Gem**: RubyGem is a package manager for Ruby. A gem is a package that contains a Ruby application or library. It may contain a tool, a library, a framework, or a set of tools.

### Installation
1. Check requierements and Ruby set-uo: [Jekyll installation requirements](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/#requirements)
2. Install Jekyll and bunlder gems: `gem install jekyll bundler`
3. Install missing gems: `bundle install`
4. Build the site and make it available on a local server: `bundle exec jekyll serve --livereload`
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layout: post
title: I caught a thief!
description: "My bike was stolene - but then I got it back!"
image: assets/images/meAndMyBike.jpg
image_description: "Me and my bike"
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Something that I never thought would happen to me, happened to me: My bike was stolen.
Well ok, I'm living in Berlin and I know that bike theft is a common thing here.
But my bike was super-old (I already bought it used on a flee market) and I had it for over 3 years
without any problems...
But then, one day, it was gone.
But let's start from the beginning:

<h3>The shocking moment</h3>
I was on my way home from work.
So I arrived at S-Bahnhof Nikolassee and wanted to take my bike from the bike stand in front of the station building.
**But it was gone.**
I couldn't believe it.
Especially because I had just colored the bike frame with a bright yellow and red colors a few weeks ago and even put
some new tires on it.
I was so angry and sad at the same time.
The following days I was looking for my bike everywhere, but my hopes were pretty low.
But then...

<h3>The lucky catch</h3>
Friday evening, three days after the incident, I forced myself to take a last look online to see if I
could find my bike.
My hope was that the thief would try to sell it on eBay or something like that.
And yes indeed, I was lucky.
On eBay `Kleinanzeigen` (now renamed into `kleinanzeigen.de`) I found my bike.
I couldn't believe it.
Instantely I wrote the seller a message and asked him if I could come by and take a look at the bike.
However, the thief kept me waiting.
Then, Saturday morning a message came in.
"Yes, the bicycle is still available. When would you like to come by?"

<h3>What now? - The plan</h3>
I was so excited.
This was my chance to get my bike back.
But how exactly?
Should I just confront the thief?
Should I take my bicycle back by force?
Should I take friends with me?

But responsible as I am, I decided to call the police.
Yes, **the police**.
And they agreed to help me.
Morever, they told me that I should not go to the meeting point alone.
Instead they would send a whole undercover team to come along with me to catch the thief.
And that's how it happened.


<h3>The police and me</h3>
It was just like in the movies:
I was standing at the meeting point, prepared to meet the thief and to get my bike back.
Yet, I was not alone.
Eight undercover agents were there for my support.
Some of them were hiding behind a corner, while others were watching the scene from a distance (sitting in a café on the other street side, no joke!).
Then, the thief came with my bike, I was pretending to be interested in buying it.
At some point I wanted to know from the "seller" some details about the bike when suddenly the undercover agents came out of their hiding places and swarmed the thief.

**"Keine Bewegung! Polizei Berlin!"**

He was caught, pushed to the ground, handcuffed and taken away.
I was astonished.
I had not anticipated that the police would act so quickly and decisively.
But I was happy: I got my bike back.

<h3>I'm a celebrity</h3>
Apparently, the story was so exciting that the BILD newspaper wrote an article about it.
I was interviewed by a journalist and a photographer took some pictures of me and my bike.
My article even ended up being displayed in the print version of the newspaper.
But most excitingly I ended up in the "Berliner Fenster" (the displays all over the U-Bahn wagons in Berlin).

<!--- ![I made it into the Berliner Fenster (U-Bahn)](/assets/images/berlinerFenster3.jpeg) --->
<img alt="I made it into the Berliner Fenster (U-Bahn)" src="{{site.baseurl}}/assets/images/berlinerFenster3.jpeg">

You still don't believe me?
[Check the article in the BILD newspaper!](https://www.bild.de/regional/berlin/berlin-aktuell/dieb-in-falle-gelockt-so-holte-ich-mir-mein-geklautes-fahrrad-zurueck-86828696.bild.html#fromWall)

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Expand Up @@ -16,16 +16,19 @@ I was originally born in Düren (NRW), Germany.
However, for my undergraduate studies I moved to the city Saarbrücken in Saarland, which is at the borders to France and Luxembourg.
After my successful graduation with a Bachelor in Bioinformatics I decided to take a break from studies and do instead a voluntary social year with the humanitarian organization <a href="https://adra.org/" target="_blank">ADRA</a> in Uganda.
Enriched by countless inspiring encounters and unique experiences which pushed me strongly forward in my personal development, I chose to continue with my Bioinformatics studies in Berlin at Freie Universität Berlin.
And here I am today: Closely to the end of my studies of my Master in Bioinformatics.
And here I am today: ~~Closely to the end of my studies of my Master in Bioinformatics.~~
I've made it!
And even better: I'm now pursuing my PhD. at the Charité Hospital of Berlin! :D


<h4>In my freetime you will find me:</h4>
<div class="row">
<div class="12u$(small)">
<ul>
<li>Diving deep into my current Programming-Projects</li>
<li>Playing passionately on my beloved guitar, if possible jamming with friends </li>
<li>Doing some sports like jogging, tennis and volleyball</li>
<li>Having joint breakfast or dinner meetings with my housemates in the student-dorm</li>
<li>Dancing some Salsa, Bachata, or even Swing</li>
<li>Doing some sports like jogging, tennis and volleyball</li>
<li>Practising my french skills</li>
</ul>
</div>
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