berlin
the winter in berlin turned out to be much harsher than expected. it got down to 15 F or so with addition -10 for wind chill; those gusts could cut through almost any amount of clothing. of course i got sick and ran a small fever, laying around in my bone dry room drinking elderberry bionades and hiesse zitrones, listening to the wind howling outside. it was just after thanksgiving. i didn't eat anything for two days and rose up from the worst of it feeling hungry and lustful for doner and shwarma. for the ~3 weeks i was there the sun peaked through only a handful of times.