On a long journey

One thing is crystal clear to 16-year-old Tim Klark: he wants to go to sea. On February 26, 1987, the determined, hard-working boy introduces himself to the German shipping company. Cramming, swotting, and exhausting voyages in international maritime traffic await him. Tim leaves behind his life in a nice neighborhood and his sheltered home in the GDR. During his four weeks on the "e;Wilhelm Pie...