Surrounded by the Wall: Memories of a childhood in West Berlin (Part II)
Click here to read part one of Volkmar’s description of life in West Berlin before reunification. Volkmar has also hand-picked a selection …
Growing up in East Berlin
Long-distance relationships are a tricky thing to master. Not having to argue over banal things such as “toothpaste cap on or off?” …
Learning (to be) German
I was thirteen years old when the Berlin Wall came down. The reunification of East and West Germany happened while I was …
Tales of the (still) divided city
The building of the Berlin Wall began 50 years ago this month and there is almost as many events commemorating that event …