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"Last week, the Pirate Party of Berlin, Germany, garnered a shocking 8.9% of the votes in the city-state's election to place 15 representatives in Berlin's parliament. In a story on the result, the New York Times described Pirate Party leaders as "disarmingly honest… in their 20s and 30s… with no lack of confidence." Marina Typifying these qualities is Marina Weisband-24 years old, born in Kiev, an artist and a psychology student living in Münster. Easily accessible via email, Marina answered all my questions patiently, even though it was 3:45 AM in her time zone. "