diff --git a/gawa/blog/models.py b/gawa/blog/models.py
index d93344b..0550fd3 100644
--- a/gawa/blog/models.py
+++ b/gawa/blog/models.py
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ class BlogPost(Searchable):
     """
     body = models.TextField()
     category = models.ForeignKey(Category, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, null=True)
-    thumbnail = models.ImageField(blank=True)
+    thumbnail = models.ImageField(blank=True, upload_to="img/thumbnails")
     public = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     slug = models.SlugField()
diff --git a/gawa/blog/templates/blog/blogpost.html b/gawa/blog/templates/blog/blogpost.html
index 3695786..d0ddb4f 100644
--- a/gawa/blog/templates/blog/blogpost.html
+++ b/gawa/blog/templates/blog/blogpost.html
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@
 {% block main %}
 <div class="container-xl">
     <div class="jumbotron text-center">
-        <h1>{{ post.title }}</h1>
-        <p>{% translate "Blog" %}</p>
+        <h1>{{ post.title }} <small class="">{{ post.subtitle }}</small></h1>
+        <img src="{{ post.thumbnail.url }}" alt="thumbnail">
     </div>
-    <div class="container text-center">
+    <div class="container">
         $$x=\frac{-b+\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$$
+        {{ post.body | safe }}
     </div>
     {% include 'blog/featured.html' %}
 </div>
diff --git a/gawa/blog/views.py b/gawa/blog/views.py
index cfa878f..baad3aa 100644
--- a/gawa/blog/views.py
+++ b/gawa/blog/views.py
@@ -34,20 +34,23 @@ class Post(DetailView):
                 category__slug=self.kwargs['category'], # first slug is category
                 slug=self.kwargs['slug']    # second slug is article itself
                 )
-        logger.debug(obj)
         match get_language():
             case 'de':
-                logger.debug("returning blogpost for de")
-                obj['title'] = obj['title_de']
+                logger.debug("setting language unspecific attributes for language: de")
+                obj.title = obj.title_de
+                obj.subtitle = obj.subtitle_de
+                obj.desc = obj.desc_de
 
             case 'en':
-                logger.debug("returning blogpost for en")
-                obj['title'] = obj['title_en']
+                logger.debug("setting language unspecific attributes for language: en")
+                obj.title = obj.title_en
+                obj.subtitle = obj.subtitle_en
+                obj.desc = obj.desc_en
 
             case _:
                 # this should not happen, but who knows what dumb stuff users will come up with
                 logger.warning("article for unsupported language was requested")
-                return obj
+        return obj
 
 class CategoryList(ListView):
     """
diff --git a/gawa/db.sqlite3 b/gawa/db.sqlite3
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index 176a60b..0000000
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diff --git a/gawa/gawa/settings.py b/gawa/gawa/settings.py
index 9fd1b7f..6e28cf0 100644
--- a/gawa/gawa/settings.py
+++ b/gawa/gawa/settings.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import os
 
 # default django
 from pathlib import Path
+from django.conf.global_settings import MEDIA_ROOT
 from django.utils.log import ServerFormatter
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
@@ -288,3 +289,10 @@ LOGGING = {
     },
 }
 
+
+# Media stuff
+# this is where user uploaded files will go.
+# TODO change this for prod
+#MEDIA_ROOT = "/home/plex/Documents/code/python/gawa/media"
+MEDIA_ROOT = "media/"
+MEDIA_URL = "media/"
diff --git a/gawa/gawa/urls.py b/gawa/gawa/urls.py
index ab47e58..26c88d8 100644
--- a/gawa/gawa/urls.py
+++ b/gawa/gawa/urls.py
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ from django.conf.urls.i18n import i18n_patterns
 from django.conf.urls import url
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.urls import include, path
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.conf.urls.static import static
 
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^i18n/', include('django.conf.urls.i18n')), 
-]
+] + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
 
 urlpatterns += i18n_patterns(
     path("", include("start.urls")),
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