{"id":1127,"date":"2021-04-14T05:59:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T05:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/daily-deutsch-archives-page-2-of-2-uberlin\/"},"modified":"2021-04-14T05:59:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T05:59:03","slug":"daily-deutsch-archives-page-2-of-2-uberlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/daily-deutsch-archives-page-2-of-2-uberlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Deutsch Archives – Page 2 of 2 – \u00fcberlin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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January 1, 2012<\/abbr><\/h5>\n
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Our New Year\u2019s Resolutions<\/a><\/h3>\n

by James and Zoe<\/span><\/h4>\n
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We like challenges. That’s one of the reasons we moved to Berlin in the first place. But we’re also *very* lazy, and having a nice apartment that doubles as our office – and has a projector in it<\/em> – has seen us develop some bad habits. That’s why we’re posting our New Year’s resolutions here for all to see. Accountability, people. Wish us luck! <\/p>\n

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1. Speak<\/em> German<\/strong>
I’m aware that I talk a lot about *trying* to learn German, but haven’t done much in this direction since my last lesson, over six months ago. Instead of aiming for something so vague and open-ended, I’m going to get out there, use what German I do have, and hoffentlich<\/em> pick up some more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

2. Introduce myself<\/strong>
I like meeting new people, but I’ve always been shit at greeting them. I may be unsure about whether I should be shaking your hand, kissing your cheek\u00a0(twice?) or, I don’t know, dry-humping your leg, but there’s no reason why we shouldn’t part ways at least knowing each other\u2019s names.<\/p>\n

3. Exercise every day<\/strong>
There are a lot of advantages to working from home, but *not* becoming a fat bastard isn\u2019t one of them. I’m never going to\u00a0\u201cbuff up\u201d but a daily run or walk (at least downstairs!) will help my health\u00a0– physical and mental – no end.<\/p>\n

4. See more of my family<\/strong>
Prepare to be shocked: I’ve only seen my two year-old niece twice, and I’ve NEVER met her one year-old sister. The selfish bitches haven’t visited us in Berlin once! Maybe I should be visiting my family more often…<\/p>\n

5. Sort out my style<\/strong>
Before you rush to defend my wardrobe\u00a0(anyone?), there’s probably an age\u00a0(and decade) past which men shouldn’t wear skinny jeans. And if I don’t commit to resolution #3, pretty soon I’ll look like an onion stuck on top of two toothpicks. Anyone with ideas about how to maintain a heavy metal edge in your 30s and not look ridiculous, get in touch ASAP.<\/p>\n

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1. Take more photos<\/strong>
With Berlin as my subject this really shouldn\u2019t be that hard. But every time I set the alarm to get up for one of those apparently amazing sunrises, I snooze right through it. Next year I shall be a proper legit photographer and get up crazy early to take pictures of landscapes and crap and hate every minute of it. Huzzah!<\/p>\n

2. Get out of the apartment more<\/strong>
Freelancers out there will sympathise with this one. Working from home has its perks (sweatpants as second skin, rolling out of bed and into the \u201coffice\u201d and showering very VERY irregularly), but it also has downsides. A lack of human contact (James doesn\u2019t count) means I\u2019m losing the few social skills I used to have. In 2012 I’m going to get up, get ready and see REAL LIFE PEOPLE. And maybe even chat to them if I\u2019m feeling brave. <\/p>\n

3. Get out of Berlin more<\/strong>
Now you all know how much we love Berlin (no duh). With so many amazing things to see and do all over the city it\u2019s easy to remain in our lovely little bubble and never leave the place. But to be within a two-hour plane journey of places like Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Stockholm and to not see them, is just totes ridick. <\/p>\n

4. Get a dog<\/strong>
Berlin you evil wench you, you\u2019ve made me want to get a dog! Maybe it\u2019s the change in lifestyle and the need for an aid to resolution #2, or the fact that dogs seem to be permitted everywhere in Berlin and I\u2019m constantly being exposed to cute, furry little things. Whatever it is, I got the bug. Just for the hell of it I asked our landlord whether we could have a dog, and she actually said yes<\/em> (only in Berlin!) so watch this space dog lovers.<\/p>\n

5. Go clubbing at Berghain<\/strong>
Although I\u2019ve been to Berghain many times for gigs, I\u2019ve never actually been clubbing there. I know, GASP. This may be a Berlin \u201cmust-do\u201d for any techno lover but every time a trip was planned I always seemed to be in London for work. After being here over a year and never pumping fists within its sweaty walls, or seeing the sun rise through bleary eyes, I feel like a fraud. Well no more I say!<\/p>\n

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