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Life & TimesWrangelkiez, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
Welcome to my neighborhood, Wrangelkiez, nestled on the eastern edge of Kreuzberg. For those of you who don't know, Kiez is a word used in certain parts of…
March 26, 2015 · 6 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #12
It was another low-key weekend around these parts, thanks in part due to last week's extensive shopping run that left us needing to do very little this week to…
March 23, 2015 · 2 min read
Life & TimesA Trip to the Zollamt
As anyone living in Germany knows, the Germans do love their bureaucracy. But of all the Ämter, my least favorite is, hands down, the Zollamt. This is…
March 19, 2015 · 3 min read
Art & CultureWarsaw: Museum of the History of Polish Jews
When planning last year's trip to Warsaw, I did some crowdsourcing of suggestions of things to do and see, and multiple people told me to visit the Museum of…
March 17, 2015 · 4 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #11
Another weekend gone by, though it was relatively gray and cold, so we didn't venture out too much... and that was just fine by me. M. was out with colleagues…
March 16, 2015 · 2 min read
Life & TimesA Walk to Friedrichshain
For the past few months, I've been working more frequently from the office of one of my clients, as opposed to at home most days, like normal. The plus side of…
March 13, 2015 · 2 min read
Eat & DrinkBerlin: Cupcakeladen
Back in graduate school, I was something of the cupcake master in my program. In an effort to work my way through the various recipes in "Vegan Cupcakes Take…
March 12, 2015 · 3 min read
Here & ThereLübben
To date, I've already shared a bit about our boat tour in Lübben and some of the nature we encountered, but I also wanted to share more about the town in…
March 10, 2015 · 4 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #10
This past week has sort of been like an extended weekend as I've not worked very much, and the little I have has been from home, thanks to a lovely cold that…
March 9, 2015 · 5 min read
Life & TimesKreuzberg Stroll
A couple weeks ago was one of my first "free" days in some time, and in the afternoon, I met with some clients in Graefekiez. After a leisurely lunch at…
March 4, 2015 · 2 min read
Here & ThereLübben: Kahnfahrt
For our anniversary getaway in Lübben, one of the things I wanted to do (and, well, one of the only things to do aside from eat pickles) is go on a Kahnfahrt…
March 3, 2015 · 4 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #9
This weekend was a long one, which was just what I needed to reset and recharge from the stress of the past couple months. I made Friday a "me" day, which…
March 2, 2015 · 3 min read