While walking through my neighborhood in Berlin, I spotted a cardboard box on the sidewalk marked “zu verschenken”: the classic local cue for “free to a good home.” The rain had just started, only a few drops, and I peeked inside to find a children’s game I’d never

I carry a big bag. Specifically, the GROSSE GESTEPPTE UMHÄNGETASCHE from COS. It’s quilted, made from 100% recycled materials, and technically designed for a weekend away. I bought it in Paris, not long after I arrived in Europe and realized that I needed a real bag, a real big

Some people seem destined to stay their ground. I learned that the hard way at Edeka, handing over my unsigned Revolut card. The cashier spotted the blank signature strip immediately and launched into a lecture about payment verification protocols. She wasn't having it: no signature meant no transaction,

I took a very deep breath in the mists of a Mittelhessisch town today. I have the acceptance letter in hand, the apartment secured, and a rough plan for the move. It’s happening: Berlin! I’m trading the quiet rhythms of Hessen for the organized, sometimes chaotic energy of