May 5, 2022I was married and had an abortion. I can’t think of not having a choice.I was 26 years old, just over a year into my marriage. It was January and my husband and I were talking about having children that summer. We spoke about it frequently with one another, even with his parents, and being a mother was going to be a dream come…13 min read13 min read
Sep 16, 2021What I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was 26Why such a specific age? Well, my 26th year was a life-changing one. I was a mess. I’d even go as far to say that my life was a complete disaster. A lot of people don’t know this but I married at 25 and a mere 18 months later, I…8 min read8 min read
May 15, 2021My Personal Story About Why I Moved To BerlinI’d been living in Berlin for almost a year before I managed to write about why I chose to give up my life in Canada to start anew in the German capital. I’d moved here in June 2011 and months later, found myself without words or an ability to share…13 min read13 min read
May 1, 2021Signs You’ve Been Living In Germany For A Long Time — The Berlin LifeYears back, when on vacation at home in Canada, I started to think that after living in Germany for close to 10 years that I’d really gotten used to how things are in Deutschland. …7 min read7 min read
Jul 9, 2019The “Let’s Talk About The Elephant In The Room” RetrospectiveRetrospectives are one of the most important Agile meetings — it’s at the heart of the “inspect and adapt” philosophy that enables continuous improvement and ongoing growth for teams. — For more mature teams, a retrospective can start to feel like a routine and even, boring ceremony. Getting engagement can be tough and people may stop openly saying things and contributing to the discussion. A number of things can cause this happen — for example, the team may feel they’ve…Agile5 min readAgile5 min read
Apr 24, 2017Ai Weiwei Refugee Art Installation At Konzerthaus BerlinAt Berlin Refugees, we love to feature what people are doing to bring attention to the refugee crisis and help refugees here in the city. We were more than thrilled when Chinese artist Ai Weiwei brought out a new art project paying tribute to the million plus refugees who’ve made…Refugees3 min readRefugees3 min read
Feb 7, 2016What It’s Like to Volunteer at a Refugee Shelter in BerlinHave you ever wondered what it’s like to volunteer at a refugee shelter in Berlin? What It’s Like to Volunteer at a Refugee Shelter in Berlin I’ve been volunteering with the Berliner Stadtmission for the better part of a year now and work a shift at their shelter in Moabit almost every weekend. …Refugees8 min readRefugees8 min read
Jan 3, 2016The Story of a Syrian Refugee in BerlinMeet B, the first person to be interviewed for the Berlin Refugees project. Life in Syria B, age 32, is from a small city in eastern Syria called Al-Bukamal, close to the Iraqi border. At 18, he moved to Aleppo to begin his studies, later finishing with a degree in computer engineering. If…Refugees5 min readRefugees5 min read
