weekend in berlin was total perfection. i knew i was needing some best friend-y time but it ended up being even more needed than i expected. jennilein, thank you again - you are so much my shiny snowflake love light.
the first full day in berlin it was snowing lightly and beautifully all day. jenni took me to the holocaust memorial which was amazing to walk through with snowflakes falling silently down and through the rows of concrete blocks. it is such an eerie, effective memorial, totally lacking in obvious reference or symbolism. i really loved its quiet power, its refusal of statement, its insistance on participation. we also saw the east side gallery and the wall, went to two berlinale film festival films and explored jenni´s new neighborhood; all so fun.
also, the food we ate was all delicious delicious. oreos and peanut-butter, turkish cheese spinach pasteries, san francisco burritos, valentines lasagna, mmmm.
lovely valentine, you are missed
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