#Kreuzberg
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 & TimesKitchen: After
Let me preface this post by saying that babies really are such a time suck. While you let some things go and never look back, it also feels like, more than…
March 17, 2016 · 2 min read
Life & TimesKitchen: During
So let's see, we're still on the topic of kitchens. As I briefly mentioned in my last post, it's not uncommon to move into an apartment in Germany and not have…
January 26, 2016 · 3 min read
Life & TimesKitchen: Before
It's hard to believe that it's coming up on four years since I've lived in this current flat. After a tumultuous first six months in Berlin and not entirely…
January 25, 2016 · 3 min read
Life & TimesGörli to Hermannplatz
Ask anyone who has been in Berlin for a few years, and all will agree that this past winter was not a particularly bad one. However, it has been kind of on the…
May 2, 2015 · 2 min read
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 & 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
Life & Times35
August is a busy month for birthdays, and at the end of the month, M. gets his turn, so this weekend has been fun-filled yet relaxing. On Friday—after a…
September 1, 2014 · 2 min read
Life & TimesPrenzlauer Berg Architecture
It's sort of a running joke now between myself and a few friends, all of who live in Prenzlauer Berg, that I never make it to their part of town. What's more…
August 20, 2014 · 2 min read
Eat & DrinkBerlin: Marheineke Markthalle
I don't know if it's a Berlin thing or a Germany thing, but there were once a lot of Markthallen (market halls) here. In total, 14 of them were built in…
July 25, 2014 · 2 min read
Life & TimesCharlottenburg Buildings
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I love living in Kreuzberg. But sometimes it's also refreshing to stroll around in far West Berlin (e.g.…
July 22, 2014 · 2 min read
Life & Times36 to 61
It has been a busy month (more on that later, maybe), but right now is a really intense heatwave and my resources for typing anything that resembles an update…
July 21, 2014 · 3 min read