Life in Berlin, Germany

[Passionfruition]

I love love love it here! I have lived here 3 weeks now and feel so well adjusted to the European lifestyle. :-) It feels good to finally be all moved into my apartment and have everything I need on a daily basis. I even bought a bicycle to get around the city, well, that and the U-bahn (subway).

Anyway, just wanted to send an update to all of you...I am doing not just well, I am doing AWESOME and I am sooooo incredibly happy here. I have already made tons of friends and have been busy every single day!

Right now for work, I am doing a photographic art series of Berlin, as well as fashion shoots, and a handful of family portraits. I enrolled myself in language school so watch out, I could easily write this post to you in German now! :-)

Here are a few pics so far:

1) Me at the Berlin Wall (only posing with the spray paint cans that I found on the ground, haha!)
2) me in front of the Berliner Dom
3) at the Reichstag
4) in a field of Adelweiss, at Treptower Park, Berlin

[Passionfruition]

5) with my bike on the Ubahn
6) Ta-daaa, I love Berlin
7) chillin at the Badeschiff (a swimming pool boat on the River Spree)
8) on a very typical Berlin street with graffiti....it's everywhere here!

[Tiramisu]

I didn't realize that you had moved, but I am glad you're enjoying Germany. I was in Southern West Germany for a couple of years and loved it there. Love your pictures!

[Janet]

Val.....I didn't know you moved there!!!! You have got to tell us the whole story! How long are you going to live there? The pictures are beautiful and so are you. You look so happy!!!

[DianaB]

I can't believe that you didn't even mention a word that you were moving!!! You sneak!!! The pictures look so nice!! I can tell that you're enjoying it!! I do hope that you answer Janet's questions because I really want to know the answers too!!! I'm so excited for you!!!

[Lindsey]

Wow I had no idea you were moving! I love all of your pictures! How exciting! I really wish I could get up and move somewhere cool! I've always wanted to!

[pope1982]

Awwww, gorgeous pics of you enjoying your new home Val
You look elated, congratulations

[Marilyn]

Wow, congrats!!! Tell us more. Inquiring minds want to know!!!

[judy]

How exciting Val!!! You look so happy - great move!

How long will you be there?

Great pix

[Passionfruition]

Thanks, all of you, for your compliments and support! This has been a HUGE deal in my life for the past year and a half of planning, roundaboutly!

I am loving loving LOVING life in Berlin! My apartment is tiny but it's all mine by myself, which I love. I also have a bike as my primary means of transport (other than the Ubahn/Sbahn, busses and trams of course!)

This is such a beautiful place, not just full of fascinating history but full of RECENT history that is still fresh on people's minds. And it's such a crazy culture study...I mean, I've seen pretty much everything in the past month. (LOL)

If you want to follow my journey...I am keeping my thoughts in a special blog and I will be happy to send you the link via private message. Or you can follow the links if you're friends with me on Facebook.

I am just finishing my 1st month of language school tomorrow...so sad how fast time has flown! But you should hear me speak German! It's not anywhere near perfect but you'd be so proud with how far I've come! :-)

I will also give you more details later but for now I have to run. It might just be 2pm in the USA but it's 8pm here and time for a late dinner at a friends house in the heart of Berlin!

[Gina]

Wow Val !! I didn't know that you were moving either.. You go girl !! You look sooo happy and what a beautiful country. These inquiring minds want to know, what made you move to Germany ??? I am very happy for you, your glowing.. Good luck!! Keep us posted...

[DianaB]

I'd like to see your blog and what all you've been up too!! It sounds very interesting, Val!!!