Berlin, July 2007
Brooke's birthday, out dancing in Prenzlauerberg with one fabulous Victorian writer
A break from house hunting, sitting by Der Spree
You know that man! It's Gavin Brown, Vice Chancellor of Sydney Uni. I attended an Alumni reception at the Australian Embassy. Met some very lovely and interesting folks.
Otherwise, Im pretty sick of taking way too many photos, so don't so much anymore.
Gee, the first week here in Berlin has been busy! Lots of running around trying to find a "WG" (share house), emailing possible employees, tackling paperwork, trying to figure things out... Im meeting lots of wonderful people (and I must say every Berliner is very helpful), Im going out a bit and getting to know the areas in Berlin my WG will be in, either the trendy East Berlin suburb of Prenzlauerberg, or the artistic West Berlin suburb of Kreuzberg. Both are full of students and young people, have heaps going on and are really close to Berlin Mitte (Centre.) I still have not done a single thing that might be deemed "touristic," mostly on account of how busy I have found myself with all this setting-up stuff (also the foot cant keep up.) But the history and the context of this city is not lost to those who simply live here, and Ill get to do all those things soon. The language is going well- I find best in the middle of the day, before Im fatigued but after Ive warmed up a bit. Communicating in German a pleasure, a frustration and an adjustment. I do feel it improving each day and look forward to the day it is just a pleasure. Very happy to be here.
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