Christoph Nick first acquired a German master craftsman's certificate in hand weaving and then ran a project involving traditional hand weaving in rural Chad with his young family as a volunteer from 1985-1987. After returning from Africa, he studied history as well as English and French literature in Heidelberg. He worked for 13 years for green politicians, ten years as a journalist and taught German to managers for six years. He lives in Brussels, has written his autobiography and is currently working on his next literary project.