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Luke Troynar

Luke Troynar Headshot Born in Melbourne, Luke Troynar is a part-time wordsmith, part-time musician and semi-aspiring member of the workforce. He shares his time in Berlin between toying with the prospect of academia, fronting his dark pop music duo 'Bad Tropes', fashioning his satirical blog 'Pathetic Inversions' and procuring work as a freelance writer capriciously.

Brianna Summers

Brianna Summers Headshot Brianna Summers has a fondness for inventing words. She excels at Denglish and can crack jokes in German. When not translating, copywriting or blogging, Brianna enjoys making parties and driving with a bike. She has been on a 'working holiday' in Berlin for the past eleven years. Her family in Melbourne has stopped asking her when she is coming home.

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Berlin Calling - The Bicultural Urbanite Phenomenon

Like so many travel-bugged Australians before me, I moved to Berlin on a crazy whim. After becoming smitten with the city during what was fast becoming the obligatory Berlin party holiday, I decided to split from my incestuous flock of beloved Melbournians and jettison our plans of living together in London. [more …]
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Bicultural Urbanite Brianna
BIOTONNEN AND CHILLY BINS: AN INTERVIEW WITH ‘LIFESWAP’

‘Lifeswap’ is an online animated series that explores the cultural idiosyncrasies and differences between Germany and New Zealand. And in the upcoming episode, Australia is added to the mix. Our 'Bicultural Urbanite' blogger Brianna has talked to one of the two creators of the series in Berlin. [more …]
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Origins of an Accidental Expat

When I arrived in Berlin in the summer of 2006, the city was still glowing with post-World Cup euphoria. Sunshine bounced off the pastel facades along Schönhauser Allee and impromptu bars served half-litre beers on overgrown, abandoned lots. [more …]

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