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  • Berlins and Outs,  Feeeeelings

    You Moved to Berlin for a Job, Right? How’s it Going?

    October 20, 2019

    We moved to Berlin for a job. You may be wondering, dear reader, how the job is going, Well, yesterday was my last day. "What?!" I hear you ask in dismay and confusion. But, fear not! We're not leaving Berlin. And I didn't even leave the job because I didn't like it. But, I am starting a new job on Monday.

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  • Berlins and Outs

    Mundane Cultural Differences – Berlin vs. Boston (Part 1)

    July 24, 2018

    Emma and I moved from Boston to Berlin almost exactly 4 months ago, and there have been a lot of huge changes. We’re far away from family and friends, I’ve started a software development job, Emma’s just finished the second draft of her book, we’re both working on learning a new language … it can be a bit overwhelming when we think about it all. That’s not what I’m going to talk about in this post, though. In this post, I want to talk about the strange minutia that we’re already starting to take for granted, the little things that make us pause and go, “Huh. I guess that’s not…

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    The Egg Cups of Berlin

    June 19, 2018

    I have eaten exactly 1/4 of a hard-boiled egg in my life, and it was in a salad on the plane on the way to Berlin. It was … fine.  At the time, I didn’t realize how appropriate this experience was. Eggs that have been boiled are quite popular in Germany. At least, they are judging by the popularity of cups to hold them in. How popular are egg cups, you ask? Well, the cupboard in the furnished apartment we’re renting contains (among other things) three coffee cups… and four egg cups. Egg cups, as far as my research has taught me, are best for soft-boiled eggs, which I’ve never eaten. I’ve only…

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