@Pam: Look forward to hearing that story and am smiling since I know EXACTLY what you mean. There were a lot of such discussions over the last few months. But now we have a red couch (err, green) of our own that we do enjoy tremendously. Hope you come visit it someday!

@Adam: Not everyone likes Berlin as it’s not a traditionally “beautiful” city, but it has a great energy and feel to it. As much as we loved New Zealand, it would be difficult to live there and still travel lots – it’s just so far away!

Surprised you didn’t choose New Zealand though!

A red couch of your own. How lovely. I hope you enjoy it tremendously.

@Shannon: You described Berlin (and our relationship with it) perfectly – a place that continues to inspire us and push our creativity, but also to be still and get some perspective. Right now the challenge is to focus…and not to try and tackle everything at once.

@Dariece: Thanks, glad you enjoyed this post. Yes, sometimes it is good to unpack and get a little space and time to reflect and enjoy. And you’re right, we still do have flexibility to get up and go when we need to.

@Prime: “We grow as we travel” – love that. So true. And life evolves. Better to evolve with it than to fight for something of the past.

@Rebecca: Berlin’s a popular place We’ve been coming here the last three summers to work, so we’ve written a bit about the place if you’re interested: http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/tag/berlin/

@Charlie: We look forward to welcoming you in Berlin! But, I’d probably wait until the summer as winter can be brutal. We still have Sri Lanka on the brain, but it may be next year. Trying to figure out this travel/work/still balance

@Rachel: Although it’s technically spring, the weather in Berlin is still frigid. I agree that next visit should be in the summer or fall (September) – everyone is outside in parks enjoying every moment of the sunshine and warmth. Glad our posts helped with your last Berlin visit!

@Kevin: Dan and I loved your comment and what you wrote about labels and running into “non-conformist conformity” outside the cubicle. We also enjoy the aspect of being a part-time local – we had that for a few months in cities around the world, but always knew we were leaving so didn’t develop the relationships like we are doing now in Berlin. We do hope that we can transition from the bureaucracy of getting all this to work to more writing and bigger projects. Thanks again for sharing.

@Ernest: We definitely don’t see giving up adventure anytime soon. In fact, living in Berlin rather promotes it