Devin，來自美國，是我兩年前在柏林的語言班同學，沒想到兩年後，我們不約而同地都回到了柏林來，同樣都是一結束手邊的工作/學業，馬上飛奔回來，哈哈。
Devin, who comes from USA. We were in the same language school 2 years ago, it's quite cool, after two years, we both decide to fly back to Berlin, right after finishing the work / study, haha.
說起來真的很有趣，柏林到底有什麼魔力，讓大家一直走了又回？
so, it's really interesting, what makes people leave and come back, again and again?
Devin住在維吉尼亞州，我還沒去過美國，於是對於美國的長相只能說是毫無概念，於是我們聊起了地理，他很快速地在筆記本上畫出了美國的地圖，然後簡單地介紹了一下他的家鄉和她唸書的地方。
Devin's hometown is in Virginia, I've never been to USA, so basically I have no idea about the geography, she quickly drew on the notebook how it looks like, the whole USA, where the NYC is and where she has lived and studied.
這已經是他第四次來到柏林住了，每一次都住在柏林的不同地方，這一次，他住在Wedding。（是的，本計劃的前三個受訪者都住在Wedding！）
This is her 4th times to live in Berlin, every time she lives in different area, this time, she lives in Wedding. (yes, till now, every interviewer lives in Wedding!)
Wedding是一個很特別的區域，我同學戲稱這裡是小伊斯坦堡，我想也不無道理，因為這裡住了很多土耳其人，但是也有很多的外來移民，因為這裡也有不少的學生宿舍。
Wedding is a special area, a friend once said: here is the small Istanbul, I think, it makes sense, cuz many Turkish people live here, but still there are some other foreign, due to the student dorm.
這裡的街道很熱鬧，可是也有很安靜的，我們去的這個咖啡店就是這樣，走著走著都忘記自己還在Wedding了，配合著午後的陽光的咖啡店啊！店名叫做Schade（遺憾），可是明明就是一個還滿舒適的角落，不知道叫做Schade的意義是什麼，或許下次要問問老板。
The main streets are loud and vivid, but the area we went was quiet, I almost forgot that we were still in Wedding, the cafe we went is Schade(which means pity), but it's a comfortable corner, maybe I should interview the boss next time!
最喜歡柏林哪裡？
Where is your favorite place in Berlin?
思考了一下，說: 這真是個好問題。又想了一下，她說: 或許是Tiergarten吧。
She thought for a while, said: it's a good question, then another while, and said: maybe it is Tiergarten.
週末的時候，devin也喜歡騎著腳踏車，帶著書/食物/布，就到公園或是湖邊去，悠悠哉哉的休息，柏林真的是一個很綠色的城市，公園和湖邊無時無刻都有很多人（天氣好的時候），還有一堆人會跳進去游泳！
She also likes to ride bike, bring book, food, a blanket then direct into park or lake, just take a rest, Berlin is really a green city, people are always in park or around the lake, when the weather good is, some swimming in the lake as well.
她說，柏林是一個大城市，可是你會覺得它很小。
She said: Berlin is a big city, but you feels it small.
我想這是因為柏林沒有大城市的擁擠，大家的生活步調都很悠閒，三三兩兩會有腳踏車騎過去，爸爸媽媽推著嬰兒車或帶著小孩悠哉地走在路上。
I think it's because that Berlin don't always crowded by cars, people, like other big cities, people has a casual tempo to live, parents are willing to walk with kids on the streets.
最喜歡的走路地點是Schöneberg，這是一塊我還沒有挖掘的地方，下次應該把Devin一起抓去那裡走一走。
She loves to work in Schöneberg, I'm not so familiar with this area, next time I shall invite her to have a nice walk :)
室友有一隻貓，名字就叫Berlin，每天傍晚就會叫個不停，但是他還滿乖巧的，很聽話的讓我為他拍了幾張照呀！
Her roommate has a cat names Berlin! He kept meow every evening, but he is nice to let me take photos!
後記， 其實今天見面主要都還是在聊些我們前幾次未完的話題，壓根都忘記去問我本來準備的問題了，真是越來越喜歡這個活動了！
So, basically we talked the most time about the topics that we used to have, I just forgot to ask the questions in my list, haha, I love this activity more and more now!
Thanks for join my project, Devin!
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Living in Berlin
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