Live from Cologne reported by Sonya Lewis, tennis player from Team Colorado

We have arrived..in fantastic Berlin. “Ich bin ein Berliner for sure. We walked around the Grimmstaße (Turkish neighborhood) with the canals, boutiques, plentiful cafes and lots of nightlife. Grilled meats and hummus platters have never tasted so great.

Our fantastic hosts and fellow tennis players, Nana Fischer and Susanne Decker are the best..and ” Thank the Goddess” their english is impeccable.We have already driven past the Bradenburg Gate, the Memory Church (Kaiser Wilhelm Gedaechtnis Kirche) and KuDamm (Berlin’s Rodeo Drive) and will come back to stroll near them later in our trip. We whisked past the old Check Point Charlie entrance to the American quarter of Berlin and stared at the historical Russian entrance, I have named “Putinville”.

The air is clean and fresh, there are no bugs at night and the energy of the city is vibrant and alluring.The four of us have so much to catch up on since last year in Copenhagen that our tongues will be wagging all though the night. Our big topic tonight is the Myers Brigg personality tests. What is your Myers Brigg? Since our hosts are both Psychological Therapists it was wonderfully fun to teach them about the concept and guess their personalities.

After many hours of many topics..it is finally sleepytime.

Love All….