German learning is not only about grammar, syntax and vocabulary. It’s something more, especially here in Berlin.

It’s more about understanding a way of thinking, where structure is important but not in a restrictive way. It’s rather about engineering ideas out of words. It is about respecting uniqueness and realising that national identity is important but in a synthetic rather than a separatist way.

Living in Berlin is a privilege on its own. It is a capital city with almost 3,5 million people population, limitless cultural and entertainment possibilities and an international flair. Galleries and museums are widely dispersed in almost all of Berlin’s areas also known as “Bezirke”. It is like experiencing a perpetual cultural overdose.

But far most important from all the aforementioned data is the feeling one gets when living in Berlin…it feels like home…

Deutsch Akademie is in a way Berlin’s miniature, with people from so many countries and with so diverse backgrounds. Finally, all one have to do in order to learn German, is just being open-minded, ready to learn through daily interaction with people and absorb as many experiences as possible…

At the end of my daily entries I decided to link a video that reminds me of Berlin. So, for today let’s just “enjoy the silence”…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_Dg5sMui0Y

Write to you soon…