September 27, 2003

• missed all 3 trains to berlin, missing the last one by 2 hours. i get to central station and find out that there’s a train leaving from amersfoort (45 mins. away) that´s headed to germany. but on the schedule, it said that that train´s final destination was hannover (2hr. train ride to berlin). i figured i´d go as far as hannover and figure things out from there. luckily, when i got to amersfoort, the train to hannover left from the same track. and when i got to hannover, the intercity train to berlin zoo. garten came 20 mins later. all told, i switched trains 4 times and took one taxi from the s-bahn station to the flat. this is the type of journey you can expect when travelling with me.

  
  

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  i’m at an internet cafe just around the corner and down the street from cathy and mauren’s flat (which by the way is incredible!). i’ve been to germany before but this is my first time in berlin and first time visiting someone, since i moved to amsterdam. they live in a really nice neighborhood (prinzlauer berg.), which is mostly inhabited by fellow artists and the like. what strikes me is the scale of everything here. the sidewalks are big, the buildings are big, the store fronts are big, the windows are people-sized. but what´s more intriguing is how the surroundings emanate this undeniable quaintness, somehow overshadowing the annonimity of grandeur. not even 24 hours, and i already love this place. last nite me and cathy went to grab late nite eats and as we were sitting outside and talking, it dawned on me that the last time we were together was at the foodcourt in the glendale galleria. and now, we´re in berlin! this is my life. i love my life.

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