The city first captured me about a year and a half ago, on my Europa tour with Lilleecat. Lilly remarked that the city smelled of sausages as soon as we got off the plane, and the rest is history.
Why do I like Berlin so much? It's really hard to describe. The city has such a palpable energy, an interesting and exciting blend of old and new, and an overwhelming history. It's a huge world capital with so much diversity and also so much of everything German. So yes, I'm quite excited to be its newest resident come February.
I went to Berlin as part of an InWent-sponsored Media and Politics seminar. Awesome because errything was paid for, and of course I found the theme interesting as well. Accordingly we got a tour of the Reichstag (=U.S. Capitol), went on a bus tour which highlighted all of Berlin's neighborhoods and media centers, and also attended a Sunday morning editorial meeting of the Berlin Morning Post. Nicht schlecht. It was really interesting for me, as a former journalism student, to hear about how the German media differs from ours. Now my German just has to get good enough for me to fully understand a newspaper!
We attendees also took the opportunity to check out Berlin's hoppin night life, and on Saturday night I got to see my lovely friend Chris from Taiwan! We made a Detroit-style macaroni and cheese dinner and I got to meet lots of his great German friends. I am really looking forward to hanging out with him more.
And I'll be back in Berlin next week for the HARRY POTTER GERMAN PREMIERE. Couldn't turn that one down, could I?
This week I'll be finally spending some time in Erfurt, and maybe making some day trips to surrounding towns. Oh and today is a special day called Martinstag which celebrates St. Martin and Martin Luther. I'm still a bit confused, but there is a big festival tonight in the Domplatz involving lanterns (and food, I hope).
Woot!!!! Harry potter in Berlin! Awesome.
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