How to: survive winter in Berlin
It sounds like a silly thing to say, but lots of people coming to Berlin and studying with us simply are not used to the Northern European chill. Even though I'm from the UK, so I'm more in need of advice on surviving hot weather than the cold, the problem became clear to me when talking with my Honduran friend, who was looking forward to his first winter but who - well - had never really been cold and was a bit apprehensive! So, in honour of our students from sunnier lands, here‘s a crash course of 8 ways to wrap up for the winter, things to remember and what to get used to to make your winter in Berlin one to remember. 1. It gets dark One o f the things that will surprise our guests from warmer climates will be the Photo by Artem Sapegim on Unsplash winter darkness- it gets dark here, and then it stays dark for the majority of the day. It is not uncommon for people working an 8-4 shift to miss daytime altogether ! A lot of Northern Europeans are used t