Category: Guide Berlin
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One In Four Berliners Cannot Vote: Europe Still Struggles With Migrant Political Participation
A recent report by the Migration Policy Group, a think tank based in Brussels, shows that Germany is among the best of the worst when it comes to enabling and encouraging the political participation of immigrants. Germany’s score in this is only a small part of the bleak findings from the report’s Political Participation Index, […]
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The Berlin Blueprint: Participation as the Ultimate Act of Self-Determination
In the glossy catalogs of modern wellness, “self-help” is often sold as a retreat from the world: a private journey of healing through products and quiet contemplation. Berlin’s history, however, offers a more rugged, democratic alternative. In this city, wellbeing has never been found in isolation. It has been forged through participation. To be a […]
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Nebenkostenabrechnung: The Reckoning No One Explains
TL;DR If you’re in Germany, be ready for big costs at the end of the year. You should also always have a savings pool to deal with random, crazy, unexpected bills that might show up. They tend to do that as the year ends. We just had another Christmas in Germany. And wasn’t it magical, […]
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Papers, please! — How I Turned a 90-Day Visa into a Home in Berlin
When you’re trying to set up your life in Berlin, visas are one of the first things you need to get in order. Unless you’re an EU citizen, you can’t live and work in Germany without one. Simple as that! But there are a whole bunch of different visa options. Should you try for the […]
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Berlin’s Rental Maze: What an American Learns When the Landlord Plays Games
If you moved to Berlin from another European country, then you probably already know how many protections renters have here. My German friends hate it when I go on about how awful the US is – especially the low-level injustice and exploitative chicanery – but as a renter, you have essentially no rights in the […]
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Berlin, Hold My Book: Why Physical Still Beats Digital
Ok. This is going to sound like a typical “back in my day” kind of old man rant. But hear me out, because I’m not talking about a world swallowed by time. Despite claims to the contrary, Berlin is still full of places that offer a key to a door that still stands today: a […]
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