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Life & TimesIt is the hollow month of March now sweeping in
So the first quarter of 2021 is already over and I kind of can't believe it. We all had our first "lockdown anniversaries," and for some people, things are…
April 14, 2021 · 2 min read
Life & TimesFebruary always finds you folding
Well, February flew by, like it does every year, and I'm still somewhat surprised, like I am every year. Even so, a lot happened during this month. I read 6…
March 9, 2021 · 3 min read
Life & TimesJanuary is endless, weary-eyed and forlorn
We made it through January! It didn't feel as though it lasted forever, though I know for some people it did, but it just sort of felt like plodding along.…
February 3, 2021 · 4 min read
Life & TimesStriking Season
It's strike season in Berlin. All the unions are renegotiating their contracts, and we all know how that tends to go, especially in a city like Berlin, where…
February 27, 2019 · 2 min read
Life & TimesA Coffee Date and Some Sunshine
Late last month I met up with Chris and Florian at a Neukölln coffeeshop for the first time in far too long. The last time we were all together was before…
February 12, 2019 · 2 min read
Life & TimesBerliner Weihnachtszeit am Rotes Rathaus
As someone who loves Christmas, strangely enough, I don't love Christmas markets all that much. Why? Well, it's a combination of the mix of crowds, the many…
December 27, 2018 · 2 min read
Life & TimesSchöneberger Kürbisfest
This weekend was the annual Schöneberger Kürbisfest, which is a pumpkin festival in name, but it's really just an excuse to have a street market. These things…
October 7, 2018 · 2 min read
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
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
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