#Kreuzberg
Life & TimesWrangelstraße: Skalitzer - Mariannenplatz
For some reason, it has been sunny in Berlin. That's not to say it's warm, but at least there has been no snow or rain. I call that a win. Especially for my…
February 6, 2013 · 3 min read
Life & TimesFirst of February.
On Thursday evening, after a particularly taxing day of submitting my final Ph.D. application and attending German class, I announced that Friday would be a…
February 2, 2013 · 3 min read
Life & TimesWinter Walk.
Hard to believe that January is almost over, but it is. However, this weekend has been lovely thus far, particularly since M. returned from a business trip in…
January 27, 2013 · 3 min read
Eat & DrinkDining Out: Chi Chu.
Vietnamese food is hardly my forte, but since living in Berlin, I have started eating quite a bit of it. My standard fare (particularly as the days get colder)…
November 27, 2012 · 2 min read
Life & TimesCEST Ends.
Central European Summer Time ended this weekend and if it hasn't already, the reality of the seemingly never-ending Berlin winter has set in. Other parts of…
October 29, 2012 · 2 min read
Life & TimesViktoriapark/Kreuzberg
A few weeks ago, I took a solitary walk through Viktoriapark. Although it was a cool fall day, interspersed with rain, the park was still lush and green, which…
October 13, 2012 · 2 min read
Life & TimesAn afternoon in Bergmannkiez.
Sometimes we all need off days–the kind where we can either take a break from the demands of life or just do something nice for ourselves. Tom Haverford refers…
September 28, 2012 · 3 min read
Life & TimesGirl Time.
Truth be told, I am one of those people that spends the majority of my free time with my boyfriend. We both have separate work obligations and social lives…
September 15, 2012 · 4 min read
Life & TimesDining Out: Chaparro.
Ask any expat what he or she wishes Berlin had more of, and more often than not, the answer is "good Mexican food." It's no different for me, although as a…
September 3, 2012 · 5 min read
Life & TimesFarewell to the A's
For the month of August, we had some super awesome visitors staying with us: the A's. These two individuals are Avi and Amy, who flew out from San Francisco…
August 28, 2012 · 3 min read
Eat & DrinkDining Out: Dúc Tâm Quán.
While baking is a bit of my forte, I don't claim to be any good at cooking (I can follow recipes well but am not super innovative). But since M. and I have…
August 25, 2012 · 4 min read
Life & TimesMeine Woche.
It has been an interesting week, to say the least: full of plenty of highs and a handful of lows… but nothing that I can’t handle. On Sunday I headed down to…
April 21, 2012 · 6 min read