October 2009
21 posts
Watchwhile striking up conversation with berliners at bonanza coffeehouse (best coffee in berlin), the new yorkers get educated on the origin of the term “yankees.”
Peace and silence allowing room for greater...
What a refreshing experience to be here - somewhat disconnected from fully understanding the non-English noise around me and focused on processing and taking in the surroundings. I find a greater mental capacity to ruminate, to focus, to dream, and to vision about life and the world undisturbed in my head.
Traveling on the train and taking in the landscape blur by can lead to relaxing...
An Ideal Company of Four
Four is my ideal size of a group to travel with. (My whole trip was primarily planned around coordinating with Mak, Teng, and DSky.) Particularly for an extended trip. It’s easy to trade off partners and change up the dynamics pretty often. As long as there’s room for us to be independent in our schedule and itinerary, it’s perfect.
I tend to be the one that peels off and connects back later. A...
Awakening an ear for other tongues
Dutch reminded me a lot of German and also Danish. A lot of the tones and the words. A lot of the signs were decipherable without looking at the English.
It feels fantastic to be in Germany and to practice my tongue and ear, gained from learning German for 5 years (middle school + high school, even up to the AP level.) Its slowly coming back to me as that part of my brain gets warmed up again. I...
the GW adventuring style
Probably half of the time in Amsterdam, I’ve been flying solo exploring the city on my own on my bike. I’ve spent less time hunting down the most acclaimed attractions and historic sites and more time seeking out the hubs of local life and thriving culture. In New York City neighborhood terms, it’s as spending more time in the West Village, East Village, Lower East Side, and Brooklyn…and less...
Watchi met the owner of Typique, a fantastic letterpress shop on haarlemstadt, in amsterdam. i bought a few of his prints.
Testing an audio post from Cologne, Germany.
En Route to Battle of the Year
A few years ago I saw this fantastic documentary, Planet BBoy, about the world’s biggest bboy event - Battle of the Year. Imagine America’s Best Dance Crew mashed up with Street Fighter - the top finalist crews from all over the world come to the German town of Braunschweig to battle it out to become the top dance crew in the world.
As a secret b-boy at heart (who has grown up on hip...
