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Life & TimesFarewell, Summer
This was a summer that felt like it would last forever. Even though it always starts to get cool in Berlin around the second weekend of September, I think the…
September 27, 2018 · 2 min read
Life & TimesMorning Walk
Most mornings it works like this: we all wake up around 7 (still far too early for me; I don't think I will ever get used to waking up before 9), I get B.…
June 27, 2018 · 2 min read
Life & TimesFather's Day Doughnuts
Sunday was Father's Day. We're not too big on holidays that celebrate people you should celebrate every day, but it's still nice to have an excuse to do…
June 20, 2018 · 2 min read
Art & Culture2017 in Books
After a rough year with books in 2016, reading came easily in 2017. There were of course books I didn't like or struggled with, but I was a lot less reluctant…
February 12, 2018 · 5 min read
Art & Culture10 of 17.
It's been awhile, hey? Truth is, between parenting and working full-time, I just don't have much time for anything else. It bums me out, but it is what it is.…
January 9, 2018 · 4 min read
Art & CultureEating our way through Neukölln
Even though there are many corners of Berlin I've yet to explore, I sometimes get a little too complacent here. I go through the motions of my day, visiting…
June 21, 2017 · 6 min read
Eat & DrinkFood Lately
A few posts back, I mentioned how these past months have been a struggle for me, and that one of the things that helps is spending time in the kitchen. For the…
March 23, 2017 · 3 min read
Art & Culture10 of 16
Let's just pretend for a moment here that we're not already halfway through March and I still haven't posted my top albums of 2016. But really, is anyone…
March 16, 2017 · 3 min read
Art & Culture2016 in Books
Reading was a struggle in 2016. People who only read a few books a year will of course laugh, because by most standards, I read a lot. But that doesn't mean it…
February 16, 2017 · 5 min read
Life & TimesFighting Hopelessness with Self Care
Things back in the homeland have got me feeling pretty bummed (like in the sense that I find myself weighing the pros and cons of giving up my citizenship…
February 6, 2017 · 2 min read
Life & TimesA Slice of Sunshine
Sunday was one of those rare winter days when the endless ocean of gray gives ways to blinding rays of sunshine, and when you have nothing keeping you inside,…
January 24, 2017 · 3 min read
Life & TimesBerlin Blues
The transition into 2017 has been rougher than I expected. No, that's not quite right. It's more that the transition back into Berlin has been rough. The first…
January 17, 2017 · 4 min read