So, I was in Berlin, completely alone. In the beginning, I kept myself busy touring the city, traveling, having long video calls with friends at home, and meeting up with Toronto buddies who happened to be visiting Berlin strangely, there were a large number of Torontonians in Berlin during my first summer here.
I sulked a lot in those first days. Moving abroad is way different than taking a vacation. Trying to grapple with loads of German-related administration was overwhelming. Navigating the public transit was stressful.
Learning the language was not as fun as I thought. It took time and a fair amount of self-imposed fearlessness fake it until you make it! I moved here in , and in , this still holds.
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