In case you were wondering where i'm living in Berlin, I thought I'd put up a few photos. I moved into this joint on Friday. I'm so happy to finally be out of the Studentendorf (read slimey old crumbling to bits student village).
My Apartment here is on the 3rd floor, so theres lots of steps to climb, and I have an awesome view over the neighbours backyards and rooftops. I'm at the back of the building, so you can't see my windows in this pic. It's a lovely residential area in Lichterfelde, south west Berlin. Bit ritzy actually, but there's still lots of students here too, which means I still have Pennymarkt and Aldi, my cheap supermarket friends.
Inside it"s pretty simple. Basically one large room in which I have a double bed, desk, dinner table, etc. Off of this room comes a tiny but functional kitchen. Theres a small entrance hallway, and the also small but functional bathroom comes off of that.
The girl I'm renting it off is doing a similar study abroad thing in Egypt, where she's learning arabic. This is perfect for me, as it means that I have almost all of her posessions, and really want for nothing. She even left behind her box of pantry staples and a bottle of Schnapps for me.
So this is where I live. As I'm writing this on my birthday, my next entry will be full of birthday celebrations. We began to celebrate last night, but I figure it's best to just make the one concise entry thereon.