One of the best things about studying in the Full Stack Web Development program at SPICED Academy is its location, Berlin. There’s something for everyone in this big, beautiful city and to tell us all about it, SPICED recently invited Berta to conduct an interactive Intro to Berlin workshop for their brand new cohort of international students!
The workshop started with an interactive exercise on "what is a popular stereotype of Germany or your own country?". It was fun to listen to different perspectives from students and also learn a something about where they’re from.
Berlin: 12 districts and 23 neighborhoods
Next, Berta gave us an overview of the geography of Berlin, its 12 districts and 23 neighborhoods (a nice little tidbit to know for your next pub quiz!).
Then came our favorite part! Berta reviewed various categories of Top 5 Things in Berlin, one of her most popular
recommendations. There was the top 5 things to do in Berlin, top 5 things to eat and drink and, especially created for our workshop, the top 5 German
movies, all of them shot in Berlin! This way, our students will have a nice way to reminisce Berlin even if their developer jobs take them to faraway places. The top 5 theme was rounded
off with a personalized recommendation of top 5 things to do in Schöneberg, the neighborhood in which SPICED is located.
The workshop ended with a lively question & answer round about the many things that newcomers might find useful, from where to find toothpaste to how to get past the long lines at Berghain
(there is no way but to wait in line, for those curious). As one student said, this was a "great intro to what to do in Berlin!". We couldn’t have said it any better.
Thank you Berta!
About Berta and Walk This Way:
Berta is a publisher of the travel guides, marketing and public relations professional who runs her own company called Walk This Way. Walk this Way offers curated travel guides for - so far - for
the district Neukölln and Kreuzberg in Berlin. The mini pocket map is called BertaBerlin! Berta came up with this idea when she noticed a guest of hers googling for ideas on what to see and do in
Berlin and feeling a bit overwhelmed. Born in Berlin and having lived in Berlin and around the world, she thought it would be good to share her knowledge of this ever-changing city. Recently she
also published QueerBerlin, a travel guide for LGBT-friendly spots in Berlin.
text by Shilpa Melissa Rodrigues
If you want to find more hidden gems of Berlin, check out my folding maps BertaBerlin and QueerBerlin. They are available in well-chosen locations all over Charlottenburg, Neukölln, Kreuzberg, Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin and online. But for those of you, who want to stay up to date, feel free to follow me on INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK or register for my NEWSLETTER BertaNews.