I just returned from the first day (yay beginnings!) of my newest German language course here in Berlin. To say I was nervous before this class started would be a severe understatement. Just walking from my apartment to the u-bahn station today was nerve-wracking. I’ve been off-and-on (but mostly on) in Berlin for a long …
Revisiting Israel and the Palestinian territories – my first visit to Israel in over 2 years and an update on the new places & tourist sites I plan to see
Photos from Berlin’s Silvester party at Brandenburger Tor — ringing in the 2013 new year
So it finally happened. My luggage and backpack’s weigh finally crushed me and convinced me to give in and start using an e-reader. And you know what? I love it. A device that effectively eliminates many of my needs for printed & bound books. And I love it. After years and years of avoiding them …
Sometimes too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. Over the past several months in Berlin, I’ve begun to find myself exhausted. Tired of looking at apartments, of dealing with complicated bureaucratic issues as an expat, of the free-spirited, anything-goes, playground-like lifestyle in Berlin. Living abroad has been fun, but it hasn’t always been …
Arrived at the Venezia Santa Lucia train station sometime after 6 a.m.—seemed like the city was asleep but the sun was awake and bright. No one bombarded me at the station with information, tours; no touts. Quiet. Simple to walk which was surprising. Originally I thought you could only take boats and gondolas but I …
Well, I’ve been in Europe for more than three months now, and most of it I’ve been here, living in Berlin. I’ve said it a million times, but there’s something truly special and unique about this city. People ask why I’m still here and the only answer I can give is that this city just …
Hi, So here I am. In Berlin. If you read the random update from a few days ago, you must know by now that I was starting to look for a way to live in Belrin. And you know what? I’m mostly there! In fact, the reason I wrote that last post is because I …
I just wrote about how I’m starting on a Eurotrip and that I don’t know how long it’ll last, where I’ll go or what I want to do. While leaving Asia is bittersweet, I’m excited to have started this new leg of my journey. I don’t know whether to call it an ending or a …
Today I’m flying to Europe! I’ve been traveling around the world for over 13 months now and I’ve seen and done a lot, but really, there is still one place I’ve wanted to see and do a lot more—Europe. It’s a little bit of a guilty pleasure for me, because I’ve been to Europe several …