Carolyn Crist

Real life, you’re making it hard for me to get used to you. You make me feel like a baby – sleep and eat, sleep and eat, sleep, sleep. I slept most of the day yesterday, but I think I’m back on track. It’s been a bit interesting trying to readjust. I forgot what it…

I started the trip alone, and now I’ll end it alone. My flight leaves tomorrow at 7 a.m. from Berlin and (because of time changes) will land in Atlanta at 8 p.m. It’s going to be a crazy long day, and the waiting starts now. I’m running out of money, and I have a 7-hour…

Last night was surreal. It’s almost as if Berlin was preparing me to say goodbye. The whole group got dressed up and ate dinner at the TV Tower, which really did remind me of my childhood and the Peachtree Plaza Westin in Atlanta. It rotates as you eat dinner. It was a nice restaurant, but…

Work hard and play harder has been our motto, it seems, for the past few days, which is why I haven’t had time (or motivation) to post my adventures. But adventures they have been. Last time I updated, I left you hanging at the beginning of our girls’ night. It had its successes and failures.…

It’s catch up time again. I’ve started embracing the laidback mentality here. It’s weird not worrying about my phone or stressing about the paper. I’ve already started thinking about returning home and to work and thinking about what I’ll miss and not miss here. But that’ll be another post 🙂 To catch you up …After…

This morning I stood on the field of Olympic Stadium in Germany. This is the stadium where I saw Hertha and Schalke play on Saturday. It’s also the stadium that hosted six games for the 2006 World Cup and the final between Italy and France. My time in Berlin is unreal, it seems. I haven’t…

I’m pretty sure Fink has some German in him. I saw two men with gigantic eyebrows like his. Yes, I took photos, but, no, I can’t post them. They wouldn’t look passable without some cropping, and I’m still being a slacker about installing the right software. I’ll get on that during some free time tomorrow.…

Today turned out completely different than I (or anyone else for that matter) expected. No bike tour, a soccer game and a carnival later, and I’m tired! I’ll seriously be in need of a massage when I get home (hint, hint, Roberto). I finally went to bed around 1 a.m. last night, listening to the…

Orange juice, espresso, scarves, strawberries, bundles of cilantro, blackberries, blueberries, breads, salmon, beef, cheese … cheese … cheese … I walked through a market in Kreuzberg (I guess you could say a burg/burro in Berlin) today, and it was glorious. I don’t know if the U.S. has open air markets like these around New York,…