tremble, meditate, be still, trust in God.

Hello Loves,

I'm back in Berlin! Greetings to you. this picture was from this past summer. a dear friend named anthony recently purchased this adorable red scooter so we took it for a spin. i am really excited to be back here in a region that has become somewhat familiar. i have been hoping from city to city and even a week of stability has become my recognition and terms for deeming a city to be familiar. it is rather quite odd seeing as my familiar city previous to this trip was the same for 19 years. that was familiar.

I went to an underground speakeasy last night. as you may or may not know speakeasy's was the name given to the underground bars selling alcohol when alcohol was made illegal. berlin was always said to have such a hip underground scene but i couldn't really tell from the modernized city. trendy city scape has definitely modernized not only here. Well the sweetest man named gabriel, the uttermost lovable tour guide known to man, invited us into his life and let me tell you i love it.

berlin has a rare but genuine find for graffiti lovers. i walked into a room small enough to be a small children's bedroom and found berlin's greatest. sitting on the floor drinking beers and smoking and genuinely talking amongst one another, i felt so at peace and finally at home. the subculture (and in subculture i only refer to their love and need to keep it below even the urban culture and create an entirely divided subculture) had its own safe haven. it is re decorated every two months or so and open only once or twice a week. it has its own website, but you won't find an address on it. unless you know exactly where it is and know someone to get you in. thus, making it a speakeasy.

everyone was dressed above par in terms of fashion and ability to show individuality without the need for urban outfitters outfits being predestined for you on a mannequin. the ability to truly show individuality was amazing and completely located in a central shared space no bigger than your little sisters play room. local and underground musicians play sometimes and tuesday night there is another show. i absolutely am coming to terms with the talents and love for people and places that God has put in my line of focus and calling in my heart. i hope to see you there.

i am,
simply vee.

i miss.

Hello loves,

My dears, it has been so long since i have written anything. Well, currently i am in Berlin, Germany in my very own apartment having the first opportunity to write and write an update on my life. I have had a lot of time traveling and being extremely busy with school on the way. I originally thought that the time i had to myself would be wasted time that i could use to explore the city beside a dozen close friends. i realize now how wrong that mentality was.

I have had no real time to myself. I constantly share a room with different friends, am surrounded by classmates, or find myself having to go off to a coffee shop to unwind, thus being surrounded by people i don't know.

I've been to England, Ireland, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Germany so far. I leave to Poland on tuesday. I've been slowly learning bits and pieces of multiple languages. i can speak a little french, german, italian, and all i can say is that there is no place like home. i love the beauty of europe, but i love my cozy little house back home. I am having friends over tonight for chai tea latte milkshakes. Then we are all heading over to a cafe night. I hope home is well.

I'm really trying to be content with being present with where i am at and not just looking for the next thing or looking too much ahead of myself. I need to be content to fully enjoy myself. I am not really ever online because of this. I will post all pictures of my trip after i come home. until then. I have posted a few that remind me of home and the friendships that i feel secure in.





i am
simply vee