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Otti feels at home in Berlin

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Otti feels at home in Berlin

Two years ago Otti came to Berlin with one suitcase and not a word of German. Now he walks around the lake in Weißensee and notices that he no longer feels like a stranger. Learn to talk about home and roots, homesickness and belonging, and about how a place becomes yours.

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  1. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    You're so thoughtful, Otti. Are you homesick?

  2. Otti

    Ein bisschen. Heute vor zwei Jahren war mein Umzug nach Berlin. Ich hatte nur einen Koffer.

    Translation

    A little. Two years ago today I moved to Berlin. I only had one suitcase.

  3. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    I remember. You were such a stranger, and so lonely.

  4. Otti

    Das war ich auch. Ich habe meine Familie und den Wald meiner Kindheit sehr vermisst.

    Translation

    I was. I really missed my family and the forest of my childhood.

  5. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    I know that longing. And how is it today?

  6. Otti

    Translation

    Today I see nothing but familiar faces by the lake. I've settled in and adapted a little.

  7. Frau Hilde

    Das braucht Zeit. Manche gewöhnen sich nie ein. Wichtig ist, dass man sich zu Hause fühlt.

    Translation

    That takes time. Some people never settle in. What matters is that you feel at home.

  8. Otti

    Translation

    But who am I now? My roots are there, my life is here.

  9. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    Why not both? Even a tree with deep roots keeps growing. Your identity simply gets bigger.

  10. Otti

    Bei Ihnen und den anderen spüre ich Geborgenheit und Zugehörigkeit.

    Translation

    With you and the others I feel safe and that I belong.

  11. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    Because you belong to our community. I have deep roots here, but for me home is above all a feeling.

  12. Otti

    Translation

    Then I'm simply grateful. Berlin is my second home.

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