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Losar in Berlin. "The problem is it's either human values or money due to this people in Berlin aren ́t happy. Look at World War 1, 2 both were caused by mistake ideas being spread by unhappy people." Sonam says in his broken English. Strong words even for someone who has pursued a PhD in Buddhist Philosophy for 19 years. I'm at Refugio in Neukolln. Refugio is an organization that ́is dedicated to refugee integration. Today they've given access of their premises to the Tibetan community of Berlin who are celebrating the 2146th Losar, the Tibetan New Year. Although the official dates for Losar was 5th to 7th of February, the celebration that happened at Refugio Cafe was scheduled on the 9th, probably to accommodate everyone's busy schedules and make sure the turnout was good. Further justifying Sonam ́s apothegm. Refugio Cafe´s workshops. "Walk past the second glass doors into the kitchen." is what it said in the Facebook Group Chat...

Under the big yellow sign which reads ‘Curious Fox’, there’s a blackboard on it something that perturbs me has been chalked: ‘English books’. It should be ‘books in English’. Below which is written ‘Tea and coffee’, wouldn´t be an English bookstore does not serve Tea. As I entered the bookstore I soon realized Christmas had come early not only for the bookstore but for me as well. The one that book which stands out the most would be one of Desperate Housewives with guns, knives and torches in their hands. The shelves were brimming with books from every era and genre imaginable and every inch of the walls was covered in stickers, fridge magnets, postcards and posters. There’s a tray full of Mr. Men books, a Winnie the Pooh audiobook, and even a whole section devoted to cheap used books for poor students, like the author of this article. There were also the latest titles by the hippest authors too, ranging from ‘Living a Feminist Life’ by Sara Ahmed to ‘There are Little Kingdoms’ b...