WITNESS

Sitting inside at my computer, facing the rained-out backyard of my apartment in Berlin feels just about right on this Saturday night.  My 56-hour stay in Oslo must be the source of my simple satisfaction with the coziness I’m now indulging in.  Choosing quiet, sky sounds and travel reflections over the smoky, warm-lit, beat infused interior of one of one thousand bars on a Saturday feels for once, possible in …

It’s April now and from what I understand, this month last year brought sun rays, short shorts, and bierchen in the park on Sunday here in Berlin.  This year is different.  The evenings could euphemistically be described as mild, if only it weren’t so windy.  The high noon sun makes a wool coat uncomfortable but riding a bicycle through a shady part of Tiergarten in the evening takes one back …