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Berlin. Prenzlauer Berg

My allergies are waxing and waning with rains, and I am waiting for the poplars to deploy their cottony pilots, because that usually marks the end of my annual suffering.

I am back from a refreshing trip to Berlin, during which I managed to both swim in a brisk lake and soak in a deep bathtub.

I am totally addicted to the Russian fauxumentary series "Shkola" ("School")

I am kind of freaking out over my elaborate summer itinerary

I have mostly mastered the sushi rice (got the rice vinegar/sugar/salt mixture perfect in yesterday's batch)and I have been making large quantities of California rolls and avocado rolls at home.

I have to finish grading these ethnographic reports tonight.

That is all.