I'm finding it hard to put into words just how fabulous Berlin is. People I encounter tend to find it amusing how my love for this city is so überwhelming that I beam, and shake, sometimes even do jazz-hands, and do that face that I do whenever someone unexpectedly gives me a carrot. It is the ultimate adventure, and I'm enjoying every second of it. Whether it be standing in a dressing room with my lesbian housemate while she tries on sexy underwear, waiting ...

Things I have accomplished so far in Germany so far Paid my rent Had a Big Tasty Got a travel card by asking in German for it Got a tram all by myself Saw people I had already met on the street and said hello (makes me feel like I belong) Met English-speaking gays at Queer Beer Thursday and had a jolly good time, though I: Drank too much Lost most of the night in a drunken blur Witnessed German crime (shoe stealing) in a club Spoke entirely in German ...

Day 1 in Berlin, The Arrival. Getting off the plane to brilliant sunshine is nice. When you don't have all 40kgs of your life to cart across the capital, anyway. Typical German efficiency seems to have gone on holiday this summer, so the S-Bahn I was going to catch wasn't running. When I eventually got to the place where I was supposed to pick up the keys to my flat (my housemate was at work), I was late and so there was no answer at the door. The phone number...

So this is it. Time to say goodbye to the Wirral! Had a great Thai meal with Nick, Sarah, Kat, Mark and Shauna, and then met with Helen. We all had a go with the beer-goggles, check out the very sexy photos on the photo album link! I wish I could say I'm sad to be leaving, but I can't wait! Bye everyone! xx

Sitting in Room 13 at Wirral Grammar School, throwing a red ball to Frau Flather whilst saying "Ich bin Daniel. Ich bin zwölf Jahre alt" is a distant memory now. But it was that day that set me on the path that ultimately led me to this points, where I am two days away from leaving my country of birth to travel to the far land that people call Germany and live as a Berliner.As several people have asked me recently, it seems not everyone is clear about ...