An artistic intervention during the introduction week of new members of D.O.C.S. that we developed together with artist Lina Issa. Normally, first-year students eat a quick bite with their mentor during the introduction week. But with this intervention, this quick bite changes into a valuable moment when students get to know each other better. They get a shopping list and the order not to get the groceries at the nearest supermarket, but to go to pre-selected local stores, such as the Turkish butcher and the toko. And in addition to the shopping list, students also receive a list of questions that they had to ask the retailers and – above all – each other. Questions like: “What is the dirtiest thing you have ever eaten? What do you cook to impress a date? And what taste does remind you of home?” With the result that personal conversations get started, the students get to know each other better and feel more connected to each other.
