Back in Brooklyn – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 30)
Just in time for my 30th week of life in Berlin… I’m back in Brooklyn. But just for a little over a week – to spend time with Scott and the cats and our…
Holocaust Memorial – In A Berlin Minute (Week 22)
The official name of the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin is “Denkmal für die Ermordeten Juden Europas” (Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe). The Holocaust Memorial was designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold and officially inaugurated…
Caitlin revisits Bremen – In Another Minute (Week 33)
This week my friend Caitlin Cassaro from Brooklyn visited me in Berlin. We met about 7 years ago on a film set and I quickly learned that she had not only traveled Europe extensively, but that a…
Plane, Bus, Still, Train – In A Berlin Minute (Week 1)
I’m a German from outside of Hamburg. Since I was a kid I wanted to live in New York City. For the last 11 years I did. I’ve always felt slightly misplaced everywhere…
Thanksgiving In Brooklyn – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 31)
For the second year in a row we had the most amazing Thanksgiving at Alex’ and David’s apartment in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Thanksgiving was never all that special to me because I didn’t grow…
Haseldorfer Marsch – In Another Minute (Week 19)
Waaay out in the country – this is where I grew up: Haseldorfer Marsch. Quite a contrast to New York City and Berlin! But actually this beautiful patch of Northern German country side, where…
Tempelhof Airport – In A Berlin Minute (Week 16)
A few years after planes stopped taking off from the historic (and at times controversial) Berlin Tempelhof Airport (Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof), this summer, the centrally located city airport opened as a public park. So we…