I went to Berlin and then came back and had a birthday.

The last time I was in Berlin, I celebrated my 21st birthday in that city and it has taken me this long for a return visit. Berlin has been high on my list of places to visit while in Europe, so when my museum friends started to plan a visit, I got onboard.

And so many museums!  So many in fact, that there is an entire island devoted to museums....Plenty of artifacts plundered from the middle east...

And plenty of modern art as well.

So many buildings have been restored since I was last there.

And others are still the same, including the Philharmonie...

And the bombed-out church on the Kurfurstendamm...

And plenty of street art.

Back in Rotterdam, I celebrated my birthday with my thesis buddies Beti and Ester:

my friend Amr

                                                And friends Maya and Esther

Next stop Namibia.  Yes, I am going on June 8... with Ester...who has been a great friend and colleague.  I am so happy to be going with her to Windhoek and then on to Gobabis, where I will be doing my research on " Namibia's Flexible Land Tenure System:  The Impact on Social Cohesion in Gobabis".  A 2 1/2 week adventure - stay tuned.