Category Archives: Berlin
Arrival of a Paddington Bear in Berlin
by Julius Behner Only a few months ago on Christmas a new baby Andean bear was born in the Tierpark Berlin. Not from “darkest Peru” but right from the bear nursery. The still nameless bear started to explore his home … Continue reading
Saturday Night Fever
by Inga Filipiak Berlin – one of the most multicultural and blossoming capitals of Europe, is gradually soaring its way towards being known as a cult city. For many students and young adults, Berlin offers a myriad of night clubs … Continue reading
Du bist so wunderbar Berlin!
by Cecile von Badewitz BERLIN – a powerful, historical, and unique city! Not only is it a combination of culture, religion and arts, but a remnant of history, a “living” city. What is it that makes Berlin so special? How … Continue reading
Berlin Demonstration: Day against Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
By Rasmus Haure-Peterson On May 20th Berliners took to the streets around Brandenburger Tor to protest against the transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP) that is currently being drafted between Europe and the USA. The TTIP at first glance appears to … Continue reading
German Unity: 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
By Rasmus Haure-Petersen November 9th this year marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a significant moment in German history acting as a major stepping-stone to the reunification of Germany a mere 339 days later. Since … Continue reading
East and West Berlin: An Interview with Julie Kriesel
By Amalie Rasmussen Julie Kriesel is an American citizen who has lived abroad most of her life, even in East Berlin during the cold war while attending school in the West. Julie moved back to a “Grenzenlos Berlin” last year … Continue reading
West Germany and the Reunification: An interview with Stefan Reichhardt
By Antonia Seyfarth Stefan Reichhardt was born on the 31st of July 1974 in Georgsmarienhütte near Osnabrück. He is a German teacher at BBIS and has studied German literature and history at university. His father, born in Falkensee close to … Continue reading
East Germany and the Reunification: An interview with Lutz Tegge
By Antonia Seyfarth Lutz Tegge was born in Prenzlau in East Germany and went to school and studied in Dresden and Leipzig. He has been a teacher for twenty years new, working in the USA, Great Britain, Greece and Germany. … Continue reading
Closing the Pergamon Altar
By Amelia Windemuth On Monday, the 29th of September, Berlin had to say goodbye to the world-renowned Pergamon altar, which has closed its doors for the next five years. The Pergamon altar is a huge marble work dating as far … Continue reading
Awesome Food
by Niko Single Liertz This is a new section to the BBIS newspaper. In this section I will be reporting on restaurants in berlin and rating them out of 10, 10 being the best. This month is burger September. Name … Continue reading
The Paw Print 