Berlin

Six Words (inspired by The Ballerina Project)

November 5, 2010




In the Spring, while we were in Berlin, my friend Rachel told me about the Ballerina Project, a series of ballerina pictures being shot against various backdrops in New York City. As I browsed some of the striking images online and thought of my tutu loving daughter, I thought we could do The Ballerina Project [...]

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Playgrounds of Berlin (Wordless Wednesday)

August 4, 2010




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Goodbye Berlin, Hello Canada

July 25, 2010




It seems like just yesterday, I was announcing our upcoming trip to Berlin with my post From Bacon to Bratwurst (and a vegan cafe). Now, 3 months after we arrived in Berlin, we are getting ready to go back home. Having lived in Germany previously, I thought I was well prepared for our visit and [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Biker Chick

July 7, 2010




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Wordless Wednesday: Don’t Bug Me, I’m Playing

May 12, 2010




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Züge in das Leben – Züge in den Tod (trains to life – trains to death)

May 11, 2010




They do not know how lucky they are. I do know how lucky I am. On one of our many exploratory missions in Berlin, the kids and I happened across this sculpture by Frank Meisler. At the time, I wasn’t fully aware of its significance, but the caption mentioning “Initiative Berliner Kinderskulptur” (Berlin Children’s Sculpture [...]

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Free range dogs? How doggy parenting is different in Germany

May 9, 2010




I’m sure most of my readers have heard of Free Range Parenting as an alternative to overbearing, helicopter parenting so often seen in North America. I’ve been observing German parents and am collecting my thoughts on the differences in parenting styles for another time, but what struck me immediately and still amazes me several weeks [...]

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A simple(r) life

April 29, 2010




Since we arrived here in Berlin, our lives have changed in many ways. We’ve moved from the country to the city, from English/French to German/Turkish, from a large home to a small apartment. One consequence of this change is that we are leading a much simpler life in many ways. We don’t have a car, [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: This is our Berlin

April 27, 2010




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