Berlin

We flew from Milan to Berlin on 3 hours of sleep.

We stayed in a place through Airbnb again – my favorite from the trip. It was a spacious apartment in an old building in Neukolln, with hardwood floors, beautiful decor, and stunning art. The host was Freeda, who uses the apartment as her art studio (hence the great art).

In Berlin, we met up with Dominik, Matt’s cousin, and his girlfriend Selma. We ate currywurst from a street stand, delicious red curry at a Thai place, American ‘California’ style breakfast, more doners (not as good as Milan though), and Korean BBQ at a place called Kimchi Princess. We shopped, explored, and slept. We strolled around the city and saw the Reichstag and Brandenburger Tor.  Matt met up with a professor at the Berlin Technical Institute and discussed future opportunities in Germany and his research. During this I attempted to find the Jewish Musuem, but instead found the nearest synogogue. We visited the Pergamon musuem, and saw the Ishtar Gate and Market gate of Miletus – incredibly fascinating. Unfortunately the Pergamon altar was closed for renovations until 2018, so we missed that.

I would love to live in Berlin. The vibe and pace of the city just suits me. Something about it feels like home already. In my head I picture us in an unknown number of years, me pushing a stroller down the street to groceries while Matt is at work, and us visiting the Pergamon musuem regularly on the weekends. Who knows if it will happen but I hope so.