Everybody Knows Somebody in Berlin

When my friend Jenny heard that I was going to be in Berlin a few months back, she immediately said, “You have to meet my friend Micha!!” Micha worked at a DC think tank with Jenny doing education policy research last year. So, of course we met Micha! He arrived on bicycle and met us at Kalani's favorite Bier Garten. Then he took us to his favorite Bier Garten which was also quite nice. Micha met an eclectic crew. Kalani and his friends were joined by Noah, class of ´05 and Carissa, a friend I had met on the plane. Our party swelled to 9 people. It was a lot of fun and Micha was a good sport about meeting everyone. He gave me some great pointers on things to see, and we had fun comparing DC to Berlin. Hopefully he'll come back to the States and visit soon.

Tonight I will be meeting another Berliner and friend-of-a-friend named Julia who is also working on her PhD program. More to come.