Berlin

YAAM in Berlin

This Easter found me in Berlin - which is an approximately 6 hour train ride from Copenhagen's Central Station. Kids are free until 16 years of age - and with the Central Station a mere few blocks away from my home, Kai and I decided to take a train to another country.  It was great because the last time
I met up with Dina Krasman, a former roommate at Flux in Williamsburgh. Dina is from Portugal and Germany and she's now living in Berlin.  She was one of the many visitors we had from around the world in the old feather factory in Williamsburgh that a lot of us called home. The building on Kent and Metropolitan - 210A Kent Avenue - isn't there any more, but it will always be a part of our lives.
When I in New York last winter, I had the opportunity to stay in Williamsburgh - and to say that it has changed is an understatement.  I'm thankful to have been there the period that I was and to have spent the time spent there.  If it's one that that Flux was good at was attracting a diverse group of folks - there was no one racial majority - and this wasn't even by design. There were folks from Japan, Korea, Los Angeles, Portugal, Holland - all coming together in that place.
Anyway, the last time I saw Dina was when I was pregnant with Kai - in Brooklyn. Let's just say he grew up a lot since then. ;-)
Most of the time was spent chilling - I like Berlin. That was my 3rd time there and by the sheer size of it it will take me a while to get to know it. But there is a creative vibe there - an energy that inspires, and I like that. While there we went to a Vegan market that had amazing food and vibes where we met Marco - an Italian cyclist and we talked about the environment and having ecologically-sound products.  We also checked out YAAM - where I bumped into a Trinidadian who's making a food stall there. That's enough to get me to go back to Berlin- which I will be doing sooner than later. But first - on to Brussels. More later.
farvel,
the lab