Acknowledgments

Over the course of the past years, numerous people have provided advice and support which contributed to this book seeing the light of day. To begin with, I thank Daniel Schreier, for his continuous guidance throughout the years – Dani, you lead by example –, as well as Marianne Hundt and David Britain, for their support and help in shaping the project. I also wish to thank Danae Perez, Brook Bolander, Adina Staicov, Martin Mühlheim, Johannes Riquet and Ruben Schönenberger, for the countless times they provided feedback and support and for reading through parts of the manuscript; as well as Radu Tanase, for providing much appreciated statistical support. Peter Trudgill, Walt Wolfram, Stephanie Hackert, Rosy Hall, Edward Harris, Kim Dismont-Robinson, Jennifer Gray, David O’Shea Meyer, Tobias Leonhardt, and Fabian Rietmann, among others, I thank for providing different sorts of input on various aspects of the project.

Without all the wonderful, kind people I was so fortunate to meet in Bermuda, this book would not have been possible. Thank you for sharing your stories and for allowing me to glimpse into your lives and learn so much about a place, its history and society. I will never forget your warm welcome. To name but a few, representative of the people I cannot name: Karla, Andrew, Chris and Susan, who helped me with all things Bermudian, as well as Gary, who makes the best fish chowder.

The last thank you goes to my family and friends. Without the love and friendship of Simon, my parents, Beat and Larissa, Angela, Adina, Susanne, Stephanie, and Ruben, it would not have been possible. You put things into perspective.