Tag Archives: Berlin

Berlin, Beethoven, and Band Camp

Posted on October 2, 2022 by arleebug54

Due to a complete lack of college counseling and a great love of marching band, I started my undergraduate career in 1972 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, thrilled in addition to have been admitted to the … Continue reading →

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Looking for solace in remembrance of the past

Posted on November 11, 2016 by arleebug54

If there were ever a country that has been handed its rear body part to it on a platter due to a bad election result, it would of course have to be Germany and and the decision its citizens made … Continue reading →

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Scenes from the street

Posted on June 5, 2016 by arleebug54

Besides feverishly studying German (ahem), many of my waking hours here in Berlin were spent, er, walking the streets. As you’ve probably surmised, I love walking in general, but on wide, well-maintained urban sidewalks with little to no elevation through … Continue reading →

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Ein typischer Tag – a typical day

Posted on May 10, 2016 by arleebug54

So now that I’ve mostly reclaimed my sanity (mostly), let me share a little of a usual day with you. Remember there have only been five of these – a combination of placement test, national holiday, and weekend mean that … Continue reading →

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Es ist verdammt schwer, Deutsch zu lernen

Posted on May 9, 2016 by arleebug54

Okay, folks, this is Day 4. Monday. I had a lovely weekend. I did all my homework. I even did extra reviewing of the material from last week. I slept well. I had coffee. But today I hit the wall. … Continue reading →

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Like a phoenix, Das Berliner Schloss rises again…

Posted on December 13, 2015 by arleebug54

I told my dear friend Rachel that I wouldn’t be blogging much from Berlin, that I had been here twice before, that I would be too busy stuffing my face with strudel, walking endlessly though Berlin’s charming neighborhoods, and (of … Continue reading →

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Einen letzten Blick (one last look)

Posted on December 14, 2014 by arleebug54

I have a handful more photos of my wonderful week in Berlin, and before I completely forget all the interesting little details about my time there, I’d better finish up this chapter. On my last two days in the city, … Continue reading →

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Ein wenig mehr aus Berlin

Posted on December 7, 2014 by arleebug54

N.B. I just noticed I am posting this entry on December 7th.  Life is full of little ironies, but that being said…. Well, after nearly wasting my first day in Berlin on the garden of earthly (retail) delights, I decided … Continue reading →

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Ein bisschen from Berlin

Posted on December 3, 2014 by arleebug54

It occurs to me that I really like a lot of cities that start with the letter “B.” Boston, Berkeley, and Baltimore in the US for starters, but then the list gets a little more interesting….Budapest, Brussels, Brugge, Belfast, Bergen, … Continue reading →

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