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7 quirky things about living in Berlin

I’m about to fly back to America for the Thanksgiving holiday so thought I’d share some of the funny things I’ve noticed while living in Berlin as an “expat” (but please don’t call me that in public!). These are 7 funny German things I’ve learned about since living in Berlin… Apartments without numbers I don’t …

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German movies I didn’t know were German

I recently visited the Museum für Film und Fernsehen (Museum of Film & Television) here in Berlin. The museum covers a massive range of topics on the history of cinema in Germany. I particularly enjoyed parts from the permanent exhibit about German cinema during Nazi rule (the “National Socialist State”). I found one story in …

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Smithsonian art exhibit on to do lists & an illustrated packing list

I’m finding myself making lots of lists recently. Lists of friends to e-mail, of things to do, of stuff to buy. When I went to Washington, D.C. in February 2010, I visited the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. I’d never been before and the idea of going reminded me so much of the National Portrait Gallery …

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