Berlin 9/7/2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 4:27PM
I went running today – 8 miles – on the cobblestone streets of Berlin. I looked around trying to soak it all in. The smells are different here – stronger, like the coffee. The people are friendly and laugh at me when I make a mistake like trying to figure out how to convert dollars to euros or when I spilled the tiny milk saucer that goes with the Americano that I ordered. The dogs mostly run off leash up ahead of their owners and people play bocce in the park. Everyone rides bikes and scarves are totally in. Ahhh, Berlin…
I have never really felt homesick before, but there is something about being an ocean away from the ones that you love that makes the soul feel a little ill at ease. It’s giving me an appreciation for where I do live and for my friends and family. I’ll less take advantage of the fact that I can go to the coffee shop and know almost everyone, call my best friend and pop over to her house for a chat or call my neighbor to borrow some milk. It sounds so simple, but that’s what life is all about.
The food is amazing. It’s all about meat, cheese and bread – a lot of cheese…and bread…and meat. Mostly cheese and bread though. J I’m still not sure what a hostel is, but they are easy to find if you want one. The buildings are so old with cute balconies… I imagine some heartbroken guy throwing a rock to the middle balcony trying to get the attention of his lost lover.
I can’t sleep here. It’s the 2nd night I’ve been here and it’s almost 2am and I’m STILL awake… I thought you were supposed to be lagging with jet lag?! Maybe it’s the coffee… I told you it was strong.
I’m here to write songs. So far 2 days and 2 songs in. 11 more days left with a 3 day break to Italy. This is truly an experience that I won’t forget. People are coming from all over the world to write together. We all speak different languages but we in the apartment share one native tounge – music. The words flow freely and the melodies twist around the room coming out of thin air so easily as if writing themselves. We made up a new dance move that I see going international and had a dance party for 3 people in the penthouse to one of the songs that we wrote on repeat. This is a good start, and I can only imagine what tomorrow will bring. Ahhh…Berlin.
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