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Getting Tickets to Berlinale (A Veteran’s Guide)

astrid — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 22:17:13 +0000

Having been to Berlinale almost every year since 2008, I might learn a few lessons in getting tickets and how to navigate through the festival. How and where to get them, and what you need to know and prepare beforehand. 1. Get Your Movie List Down Yes, it’s an overwhelming choice. I wrote some tips a few years ago about the Myths of Berlinale here....

9 Lessons Learned On Building a Running Habit

astrid — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:02:41 +0000

In 2017 I ran 603 km (roughly 13km per week). It is not elite numbers, but it is 2.5 times more than what I did the previous year, and also still more consistent than on the years I did the half marathon. My goal last year was to do sport consistently, and as I picked running as one (the other is yoga), I set to...

Exploring Street Food in Palermo

astrid — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 09:04:50 +0000

Even on my best behavior, I always find it hard to say no to “beautiful” food (will come to this later on). I have an Achilles heel for things that are fried and/or spicy. So it’s quite funny that I didn’t actually realized it until I booked the trip, that Palermo is one of the top cities for street food in the world! We decided...

What I Talked About When I Talk About Running (Part 2)

astrid — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 15:40:46 +0000

Around 5.5 years later after I wrote my first post about running here. By now somehow I got a reputation of being a runner, most likely because I realized I kept posting the pictures on facebook. Honestly I feel much like an impostor. So for the sake of being authentic, I’m going to let you know about my struggles and who I am as a runner....

Berlinale 2016, Part One: Culinary Cinema

astrid — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 17:23:55 +0000

It’s a wrap! This year I watched slightly more movies than usual. 2 Culinary Cinemas: Ants on a Shrimp and Wanton Mee, 3 Panoramas: War on Everyone, Goat, Junction 48 3 Berlinale Special Gala: Creepy, A Quiet Passion, Where to Invade Next 3 Competition: Midnight Special, Alone in Berlin, Genius 5 Generation: Ted Sieger’s Molly Monster, ENTE GUT! Maedchen allein zu Haus, Das Tagebuch...

Lange Nacht der Museen Berlin Summer 2015 – Routes #LNBerlin

astrid — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:18:06 +0000

I’m going again to the Lange Nacht der Museen (Long Night of Museums) in Berlin, summer edition 2015! It’s been a while, and thanks to the generosity of the team, I’ve been invited to go! It’s always fun to visit the museums at night, imagine visiting the history museums with ancients items at 1am and nobody else was there! ;). Also it’s especially nice in summer (I tried to do...

A Reminder…

astrid — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:08:54 +0000

Success does not come from having one’s work recognised by others. It is the fruit of the seed that you lovingly planted… Posted by Paulo Coelho on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Success does not come from having one’s work recognised by others. It is the fruit of the seed that you lovingly planted. When harvest time arrives, you can say to yourself: ‘I succeeded.’ You...

Book Review: Immortal at the Edge of the World

astrid — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 10:03:07 +0000

Finally! I’ve been looking forward to the final book in the Immortal series by Gene Doucette. You could read my review of the first book, Immortal and Hellenic Immortal. I had an advance copy of the book, courtesy of the lovely people at The Writer’s Coffee Shop, but to be honest I would have gotten it anyways, because I love this series! Blurb “What I was currently doing with my...

Fantasy Film Festival – Berlin 2014

astrid — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 13:37:13 +0000

More good movies! I think this is one of my favorite film festivals because it’s fun! (Yes I do think bloody zombies are funny) I originally planned only to see four movies, but ended up seeing twelve fourteen(!) movies. (Yes I’m a movie addict – my hobbies keep me sane!) This year’s selection was pretty good in my opinion. There’s some fresh humor, good scares, and strange ideas....

Berlin Geekette of the Month

astrid — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:45:06 +0000

I am the Berlin Geekette of the Month! While you’re at it, check out the startup I’m founding: twindly.