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https://instagram.com/p/YUdkCyFbHA/ She stepped inside, uncertain. That café has caught her eye in the past week, but it was too rushed, too quick. Now, she’s alone, with no appointments to fulfil. There were people ordering their morning coffee, and she stood for a moment, observing. The price was listed, and though most of the menu is … Continue reading Day 8, Observing a café and death to adverbs (not quite)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76bSvs3OfqI I still feel the cold, dry air that freezes my lungs. The bright, white snow that blinds my eyes. The bare trees… A sense of wonder. This is my memory of Tiergarten in Berlin. I’ve written about this place several times before. I will admit that I am not over it. And I will … Continue reading Day 3, Commitment and Music
(I worked on this post some time ago. It went to my blog folder and I wasn't able to work on it since then. Now, it's St. Patricks's Day, the day I arrived in Berlin two years ago. Time goes by so fast, I still feel like I was just there. It was one of … Continue reading Snow in Berlin
Finding the Clärchens Ballhaus is one of the most unbelievable experiences in Berlin. I never would have been able to if I didn't join the walk in the city with Nina Fischer and Maroan el Sani. I learned a lot from that walk. But for now, its about finding the Clärchens Ballhaus at Augustraße 24. … Continue reading Dancing in a Dream
My first day in Berlin, I wanted to find the East Side Gallery, a kilometer or so of what is left of the former Berlin Wall. It was March 17, 2013, St. Patrick's Day, and David Hasselhoff was supposed to be here in a protest against the destruction of the Berlin Wall. A and I … Continue reading Walking the Wall, Looking Back and Forward
I haven't blogged in a really long time. I would like to say that I've been busy with real life, but that is not necessarily the case. It is more appropriate to say that I have disengaged from reality and lived a fantasy, just for a little while. I went to Europe. I lived with … Continue reading Dreams, adventures, and my first snow
Portia Placino 