Last night I went to a round table meeting run by The Upcycling Fashion Store in Berlin. It was held at Lebenskleidung, which is an ethical fabric store based in Kreuzberg. The meeting was attended by various people in the eco fashion industry here, and was a great opportunity for me to meet people here who have similar interests. I hope to work in this industry and met some really interesting people. I also got some lovely fair trade fabric from the Lebenskeidung remnants box for free!

There are some great places to eat in Berlin, and I somehow have already got a strong list of favourites after being here for such a short time.

I visited Vietnam 2 years ago and discovered some amazing dishes there so was pretty excited to check out Miss Saigon in Kreuzberg. It’s right by Gorlizter Banhof U-Bahn (U1), and they have a wide selection of dishes from Southern Vietnam, and lots of vegetarian options. I’d also recommend their Sinh-To (fruit shakes), they will perk up any groggy morning!

Another place I found last week was MEN MEN in Neukolln, it’s a Japanese self-service restaurant. They have a small menu, but I really liked what I had and the prices are very reasonable. Once you have ordered your food, they give you a plastic ticket which vibrates when your dish is ready!

Vibrating ticket

With Summer on the way, and the amount of ice cream I eat, I thought I should invest in a bicycle to get around the city….

I went onto craigslist to see what was on offer, and found an ad for a 2nd hand bike shop in Friedrichshain. They sounded friendly and like they were the right price range so we went over to say hello. The shop is called Bike-A-Way, it’s on Kochannestr. they have a good selection of road, mountain and town bikes and they will help you find the right bike for you. I even went back to swap mine after 2 weeks for something a bit faster, no problem.

Stella with her beautiful bike, Cnl. Mustard

Yesterday was the beginning of Week 2 of the Intensive Deutsche Klasse, and a Monday, so after the class I went to meet my friend in Neukolln for some well-earned ice cream!

We have taken it upon ourselves to find the best ice cream in Berlin, and this is the best so far. It’s called Fraulein Frost, and has the most amazing flavours. They also do Frost Yogurt which is delicious with Eidelbeer Sauce.

Choc. Orange and Haselnuss Flavour

Last week I moved into my new flat in Wedding. I am sharing with 5 others, a lovely group of people who I am really enjoying getting to know, and obviously practice my German speaking with!

I have a great big room, so I have room to sew and do yoga (2 of my favourite things). I also have a disco ball, a very important and necessary feature for all homes, in my opinion. I now have to explore Wedding, as I don’t know the area well at all. If anyone has any tips do let me know :-).