Heimat is Where the Heart is
Posted October 1, 2018
It has been exactly one month since I left Berlin and it is only two days before I return to Evanston and to campus...Category: NUinBerlin
i don’t want to go back
Posted September 14, 2018
August 19th// I am on the plane back to Boston. I’ve decided that living in the United States is not something I want to do...
am i a gentrifier here
Posted September 14, 2018
July 16th// I am in love with Berlin. It’s lively, it’s so freeing. One of the things I appreciate most is that I can...
berlin poor but sexy, i’m just poor
Posted September 14, 2018
July 2nd // It was 4am, we were on our way to another club. I was tired but excited. I never went clubbing at...
Experience, an intangible souvenir
Posted September 14, 2018
Can you develop a habit in just eight weeks? Sometimes, a “Dankeschön” or “Entschuldigung” still slips out when I’m not thinking about it. Before...
No Trouble Getting Around
Posted September 14, 2018
One of the scariest parts of moving or studying abroad is the sense of urgency that grips you when it comes to travelling within...
A Weekday in Berlin
Posted September 14, 2018
I’ve grown to so love the 30 minute commute to class in the mornings. Walking to Mehringdamm and seeing shop-owners ready themselves for the...
In the U.S. Again
Posted September 14, 2018
The plane just arrived in America, but my mind’s still abroad. Already, things feel a bit disappointing and unwelcoming. As though my European adventures...
Land of migrants
Posted August 24, 2018
More than 3,000 migrants die every year in the Mediterranean Sea. Among those who survive, most are sent right back home and never manage...
Do Germans Laugh?
Posted August 24, 2018
My eight weeks in Berlin were split in two— four weeks all together with Northwestern faculty, and four weeks at Humboldt Universität. At Humboldt,...