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AWC BERLIN MEMBER SERVICES Marketing Monday Postings 2

AWC BERLIN MEMBER RECOMMENDATIONS

Berlin and Beyond: Sightseeing/Exploring 2

Children/Youth-Related 4

German Classes/Tutors 4

Healthcare 5

Holiday-Related 7

Legal Services 8

Restaurants/Wine Bars/Etc. 8

Services 9

Specialty Shops/Items 12

Tax and Financial Advisors 13

Collated through 2017 from AWC Berlin’s Facebook. Please send corrections, additions, deletions, etc., to [email protected].

DISCLAIMER: AWC Berlin does not endorse or guarantee the credentials, skill, outcomes, or quality of the listed practitioners, services, or products. AWC Berlin does not verify the contact information, credentials, or services of the providers, sites, or other content, as the list is solely a compilation of member-posted services and personal recommendations from our members. While the assumption is that submissions are made because the posting person felt the quality of the service or product warranted recommendation, AWC Berlin is not liable for any substandard care or quality that may be received or other dissatisfaction with recommendations. AWC Berlin is not liable for any omissions or errors in the document.

MARKETING MONDAY POSTINGS

Marketing Monday allows AWC Berlin members to weekly promote their services on our members only Facebook page. Following are those posted by members through December 2017 (alphabetical by first name). Also included are member earlier submissions for business listings. For additional contact information, see the AWC Membership Directory.

• Anne Merrill: Massages, herbalism www.annemerrill.com • Belinda Youlton: independent stylist with Stella & Dot, fashion and accessories www.stelladot.de • Christine Larkin-Peter: RINGANA fresh partner, green international network. [email protected] • Emily Haines: CPA doing US taxes www.xpataxsolutions.com • Hazel HooHezog: Certified naturopath. Certified Sei Fu therapist and Sei Fu Method instructor. www.seifu.org • Heike Lemmermoehle: Coaching, yoga [email protected] +49 151 585 66044 • Helena Prince: Professional ESL (English) trainer/coach • Julie Comfort: Rabble magazine for girls 7-12. www.rabblemag.com • Kristin Tovson: Yoga classes www.kristrintovson.wordpress.com • Lori Lassen: Personal and professional real estate services www.athome-berlin- potdfsm.de • Nicole Pieper: Embodied Living www.nicolepieper.com • Sil Vi: Individual and tailored German lessons. German Step by Step. www.germanstepbystep.com. Also, professional translations for businesses and individuals. SRS Translations. www.srs-translations.com • Trinh Scott: Wellness advocate, doTERRA essential oils www.doterra.com

AWC BERLIN MEMBER RECOMMENDATIONS

The names in parentheses identify the AWC Berlin members making the recommendations.

BERLIN AND BEYOND, SIGHTSEEING/EXPLORING

BERLIN AND NEARBY (See also entries in this section for Dresden and Leipzig.) • Berlin for Visitors and Ex Pats (which I compiled) has a variety of recommendations for exploring Berlin. http://www.awcberlin.org/visitors-newcomers-guide- berlin/berlin-for-visitors-and-expats-sept2016/ (Claudia Tessier) • Spreewald, Garten der Welt, Britzer Garten, Peacock Island, Max Liebermann Villa, Dresden (My-Linh Kunst)

Copyright, AWC Berlin, December 2017. For use of AWC Berlin members only. 2 • Werder (Havel), Spreewald, baumkronnenpfad beelitz-heilstaetten, Görlitz, Worlitz, saechsische schweiz (Nancy LD)

BERLIN, LONG WEEKENDS FROM • Saechische Schweiz (Nicki Herbers) • Romantic Road from Wurzburg to Fussen (Jennifer Padfield) • Lueneburg, Luebeck, Muenster (Chris Krueger) • Hamburg, Leipzig, Dresden, Saxon Switzerland nature area outside Dresden. (Jennifer Post Dräger) • The Harz Mountains (Rose Finlay)

BIKING/HIKING • Komoot app is great for exploring Brandenburg with its numerous bike paths through woods, along canals, and around lakes. Plan route on desktop computer, then link to smartphone app. Directions in English or German or other. https://www.komoot.com (Claudia Tessier)

BUNKER TOURS • http://www.story-of-berlin.de/ (Emi Yoshida Bevacqua) • http://berliner-unterwelten.de/ (Sharon Kuckuck et al)

DRESDEN • Hotel Dresden – Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe, QF Hotel im Herzen von Dresden (Kathleen Hancock) • Hotel Pullmann, also Park Inn by Radisson Dresden (Nancy LD) • Check out the Kunsthofpassage. (Jennifer Post Dräger)

LEIPZIG • Museum in der Runden Ecke. Gewandhaus Orchester. (Jennifer Post Dräger) • Spinnerei - art galleries and restaurants (Katrin Voelkner) • Walk around city center. (Debbi Davis Eisenach) • Bayerische Tavern http://www.bayerischer-bahnhof.de/en (Dominique Daniel) • Elephant Café (Jennifer Padfield) • Auerbachs Keller, where Goethe ate. https://www.auerbachs-keller-leipzig.de/ (Karen Axelrad) • Check out the old Stasi headquarters. (Jennifer Post Dräger)

POTSDAM • Neues Palais. Russian quarter Alexandrowka. (Kathy Andrews)

SPA WEEKEND GETAWAYS FOR WOMEN • In Spreewald, Satama Sauna Resort & Spa, http://www.seinerzeit.de/deu/das- resort/wellness.html (Cheryl Marie) • Hotel Esplanade Resort & Spa, Bad Saarow https://www.esplanade-resort.de/. Also, a little further away with ocean view: Strandhotel Fischland, Ostsee http://www.strandhotel-fischland.de/ ((Katrin Voelkner)

Copyright, AWC Berlin, December 2017. For use of AWC Berlin members only. 3 SPAS/SAUNAS • Kristall Saunatherme, Ludwigsfelde http://www.kristall-saunatherme- ludwigsfelde.de/ (Claudia Tessier) • Cowshed at Soho House and Guerlain Spa (Eileen Bernardi) • Hotel de Rome spa treatments (Deidre Rooke) • Vabali, http://www.vabali.de/ (Arina Francke) • Karlsbad and Marienbad, for spa vacation (Claudia Arnold Ziegeler) • Vabali Spa, Moabit (Petra Zimmer) • Meridian Spa, Spandau (Sil Vi)

CHILDREN/YOUTH-RELATED

BOOKS ON FEMINISM FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS • Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls (Alexandra Pearl) • A Brief History of Feminism, MIT Press (Claudia Tessier) • Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay, We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, also available as a TED talk (Natalia Midcap)

PENPALS, GRAMMAR SCHOOL AGE • JFK School http://jfks.de/elementary-school/facultystaff/ (My-Linh Kunst, Molly Moylan Brown, Emilie Casper) • BBIS, principal Angela Hollington [email protected] (Kathy Pike)

SCIENCE-FOCUSED BIRTHDAY PARTY • The Natural History Museum (Jacqueline Routier) • The Bode Museum (Arina Franck) • The Technical Museum has a café for such parties: https://www.museumsportal- berlin.de/de/planen-organisieren/kinder-ins-museum/geburtstag-im-museum/ (Sharon Kuckuck, Jacqueline Routier) • Private tour at VW showroom at Unter den Linden (Dayna Stern) • Phaenon Museum at Wolfsburg, near train station (My-Linh Kunst, Bridget Shaughnessy)

WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN, DAY AND HALF-DAY • Reiterferien Berlin/Brandenburg (Elizabeth Kang) • Jugend in Museum, Cabuwazi, Umweltkalendar Berlin (Susanne Ollmann)

GERMAN CLASSES/TUTORS

GERMAN CLASSES • Volkshochschule Mitte (Jennifer Post Dräger) • I give private lessons (Sil Vi) • Deutsche Akademie (Elyzabeth Simpson, Jennifer Padfield) • Die Neue Schule (Kynya Jacobus, Rebecca Booth) • Local Volkshochschule (Molly Moylan Brown, Emi Yoshida Bevacqua)

Copyright, AWC Berlin, December 2017. For use of AWC Berlin members only. 4 • Top 10 Language Schools in Berlin. https://www.myguideberlin.com/travel- articles/top-10-language-schools-in-berlin (Linda Olive Sheehan) • Hartnackschule Berlin (Ferah Laue) • Die Neue Schule in Wilmersdorf (Rebecca Booth) • German Language School in Mitte (Indira Faltin)

GERMAN TUTORS FOR SCIENCE • Check JFK School office (Sharon Kuckuck) • I’m a certified biology and middle school sciences teacher (Theresa Dawn)

HEALTHCARE

DENTISTS • Triadent Zahnarzt, Rosenthaler Str. 63/64 10119, Hackescher Markt, speaks English (Mell Solomon) • Dr. Wunderlich (Kathy Robotham) • Dr. Sonja Tai, Alta Jakobstrasse 81, 10179 Berlin (Mitte), speaks English (Claudia Tessier) • Dr. Aviva Grinfeld, Berliner Strasse 37, 10715 Berlin, 030 8615603 (My-Linh Kunst) • Smile! Hackescher Markt (Sil Vi) • Dr. Guan https://www.zahnarztfriedenau.de/ - she and her receptionist speak English (Karen Castellon) • Susanne Karsten http://www.karsten-dietrich.de/ (Susanna Ritvay) • Dr. Adler, Berkaer Strasse (Alexandra Pearl) • Dr. Fach in Kantcenter, Wilmersdorf (Luisa Brenta)

DERMATOLOGISTS • Vinogradova in Truman Plaza – some English (Ira Philip) • Praxis Dr. med Meike Schroeder – Clayallee 343, 14169 Berlin http://www.schoenehaut.de/en/. Also, Hautarzt-Praxis in Berlin-Zehlendorf (Linda Olive Sheehan) • Dr. med. Marc Schmit, 6 Mohrenstrasse, Berlin Mitte 030 20 29 97 29. Thorough and speaks English (Claudia Tessier) • Dr. Groene on Reichstrasse 1. Website is in German, but he speaks perfect English, as does his staff. http://www.id-groene.de/de/home/ (My-Linh Kunst) • Gil Mendez, www.Hautarzt-Berlin-Mitte.de (Heike Lemmermoehle) • Dr Wunderlich and Dr. Zampell, Tauentzienstr 18A near Wittenbergplatz (Mell Solomon) • Dr. Frank Bachmann, Praxis Dr. Simon, Haupststrasse 101, Schoenberg (Luisa Brenta)

FAMILY PHYSICIANS (English speaking) (See also General Practitioners/Internists.) • Dr. Ina Zerkowitz, Clayallee 341, 14169 Berlin. (Nisha Missigbrodt)

FLU SHOTS • Ask GP or pediatrician. (Multiple)

Copyright, AWC Berlin, December 2017. For use of AWC Berlin members only. 5 FOOT DOCTORS • Dr. Sebastian Rabes, Friedrich Wilhem Platz 7, 12161 Berlin, tel 0308514086 (Nisha Missigbrodt) • German Foot and Ankle Society, http://fuss_chirurgie.de/en/members/memberlist (Dayna Stern)

GENERAL PRACTITIONERS/INTERNISTS (English speaking) (See also Family Physicians.) • Dr. Susanne Blum, Praxis am Spittelmarkt, Wallstrasse 86 in Berlin Mitte, 030 2793513, http://praxis-am-spittelmarkt.de/unser-team/arztinnen/susanne-blum (Claudia Tessier)

OB/GYN PHYSICIANS • Praxis Dr. Novak + Dr. Willrodt www.novak-willrodt.de (Alexandra Pearl, Kathy Andrews, Robina Lillecrapp) • Frau Dr. Iglauer-Malek in Westen Platanenallee (My-Linh Kunst) • Dr. Dostal in Zehlendorf http://www.frauenarzt-dostal.de/ (Theresa Dawn) • http://praxis-suedwestkorso.de/ (Elyzabeth Simpson) • Dr. Hilmar Geisler in Mitte (Marian Ryan) • Dr. Jarmer in Wilmersdorf on Pariser Strasse (Veronica Mercado)

OPHTHALMOLOGISTS (English speaking) • Augenarztpraxis fuer “Gross & Klein,” Teltower Damm 15 (My-Linh Kunst)

OPTICIANS • Brillen Kammer on Gruenberger (Tammi Coles) • Maske & Maske Augenoptik, www.mm-augenoptik.de (Elyzabeth Simpson)

ORTHOPEDISTS FOR BACK PROBLEMS • Dr. Christoph Topar on Clayallee in Zehlendorf http://orthopaede-berlin.com/dr-med- topar-orthopaede-berlin.html (My-Linh Kunst) • Dr. Rabes, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz 7, Berlin-Friedenau 12161 (Nisha Missigbrodt) • Dr. Benjamin Koertner (my husband) treats all kinds of back issues - www.benjamin- koertner.de (Kelly Koertner)

PEDIATRICIANS • Dr. Martin Karsten, www.kinderarzt-wilmersdorf.de/node/6 (Susanna Ritvay) • Dr. Schoeffer, Kudamm 117, 030-892-5405 - perfect English (My-Linh Kunst) • Dr. Ben Zerkowitz in Zehlendorf, tel 0308514086 (Nisha Missigbrodt)

VETERINARIANS • Tierarztpraxis Esther Bartels http://www.tierarztpraxis-bartels.de/ (Jacqueline Routier)

CHRISTMAS MARKETS OUTSIDE BERLIN • Weihnachstmarkt in den Spaeth’sche Baumschulen www.spaethsche-baumschulen.de (Nancy LD) • Görlitz Weihnachstmarkt near Polish border. Long train ride but worth it. The town’s architecture is a treat in itself. (Claudia Tessier) • Nuremberg (Hollis Gardner Vaughen, Claudia Tessier, Brita Stone Bylock) • Leipzig, Dresden (Debbie Davis Eisenach, Karen Axelrad)

CHRISTMAS TREES, FAKE • Bauhaus (Elyzabeth Simpson) • Bauhaus, Hellweg, Obi (Rebecca Booth) • Amazon Prime (Christina Wills) • Karstadt Sports, maybe Depot (Rhonda Staudt) • Metro (Silvia Malo)

CHRISTMAS WEIHNACHTSPYRAMIDE OR SCHWIBBOGEN • Seiffen, Germany (Kathy Pike) • Kaethe Wohlfarht on KuDamm (Jennifer Post Dräger) • Christmas Market in Charlottenburg (Corrine Wilhelm)

CRANBERRIES, FRESH • Edeka on Clayalle (Karen Castellon) • Galeria Kaufhof at Alexanderplatz (Claudia Tessier)

CRUNCHY FRIED ONIONS • Any Asian market (Robina Lillecrapp) • Aldi (Hollis Gardner Vaughen) • Lidl, Penny (Rose Finlay) • Lidl, Netto, Rewe (Claudia Tessier) • Asia market in Zehlendorf (Jennifer Cripe) • Selgros (Debbie David Eisenach)

HALLOWEEN: TRICK OR TREATING • Goldfinksweg in Dahlem (Karen Castellon) • Luetzelsteinerweg (My-Linh Kunst) • Check Metro for individually wrapped candies (Alexandra Pearl)

HANUKKAH COOKIE CUTTERS • Check Amazon.de (Inga Werdnik) • Check Jewish Museum gift shop (Sharon Kuckuck)

PUMPKIN PIE CRUSTS • Humble Pie sells pie crusts http://humblepie.de/ (Luisa Weiss, Lori Lassen)

Copyright, AWC Berlin, December 2017. For use of AWC Berlin members only. 7 PUMPKIN PIE FILLING, CANNED • American section at Galeria Kaufhof, Alexanderplatz (Cheryl Marie, Claudia Tessier) • USA corner at KaDeWe (Mary Pepchinski, Petra Zimmer, Rhonda Staudt) • Some of the bigger Edekas carry it at this time of year (Elyzabeth Simpson) • In a pinch, you can use baby food pureed pumpkin. (Linda Olive Sheehan) • Can order online at Amazon. (My-Linh Kunst)

TURKEY STUFFING/RECIPES (easy) • https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/simple-is-best-dressing (Julie Comfort, Janet Chesterman) • http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/stuffing_dressing_my_favorite_thanksgiving_f ood/ Made with cornbread or stale french/ciabatta bread (Rose Finlay) • The Joy of Cooking (Karen Axelrad

TURKEYS • Albrecht onAkazienstrasse. Rogacki in Charlottenburg (Luise Weiss) • Butcher at Roseneck (Fleischerei Lindow) said if ordered 5 days ahead he can get fresh, whole turkeys. Edeka at Truman Plaza on Clayallee (frozen) (Anat Gelb-Price) • Galeria Kaufhof, Ullrich, Rewe (Claudia Tessier) • Kaisers, Metro, Sellgros (Nicki Herbers) • Butcher Michaelski in Moabit can order. Frozen in bigger Edekas. (Elyzabeth Simpson) • Rogacki. (My-Linh Kunst) • Kaufland (Rose Finlay) • Putin Paul at market at Nestrostrasse (Susanne Ollmann)

LEGAL SERVICES

CIVIL/CRIMINAL • Rubenstein Rechtsanwalt +49-30-53088177 (Alexander Pearl)

EMPLOYMENT • Steinkuehler Kanziel, Schillerstr. 3, 10625 Berlin, 030-31805940 (Katrin Voelkner)

REAL ESTATE • Sascha Ross, Fachanwalt fuer Miet- und Wohnungseigentumsrecht (Nicole Pieper)

WILLS/ESTATE PLANNING • Stuyvesant Wainwright https://www.anwalt.de/wainwright (Jennifer Post Dräger) • In Germany you need to go to a notary to prepare a will. (Gina Dicristo-Neuner)

RESTAURANTS/WINE BARS/ETC.

CHILD-FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS • Café am Neuen See, Block House Zehlendorf; most Berlin restaurants are children friendly. (My-Linh Kunst)

Copyright, AWC Berlin, December 2017. For use of AWC Berlin members only. 8 • KiWii Restaurant, Guentzelstrasse 10. Soft play area for small children. (Alexandra Pearl)

EAST SIDE GALLERY AREA • Baraka is good. (Bridget Shaughnessy)

EVENING MEET-UPS • Bar Babette on Karl Marx Allee (Gretchen Spittka) • https://www.artnight.com/en/ (Theresa Dawn)

HOSTING LARGE GROUPS • Katz Orange (Dayna Stern) • Der Freischwimmer, also The Bird in Prenzlauer Berg (Nicki Herbers) • Cookies Cream, www.cookiescream.com (My-Linh Kunst) • Alter Krug in Dahlem (Linda Olive Sheehan) • Claerchens Ballhaus, Villa Einstein, Lutter & Wegner on Gendarmenmarkt, Schoenerberger Weltlaterne, Die Letzte Instanz in Mitte, Café am Neuen See (Claudia Ziegeler)

ROMANTIC RESTAURANTS IN BERLIN • Lokal (Dayna Stern) • Kaefer – Reichstag (Nicki Herbers) • Osteria Maria, www.osteriamaria.de (My-Linh Kunst) • Cantina at Bar Tausend under Friedrichstrasse U-Bahn bridge. (Laurel Skillman) • Lamazere Brasserie, www.Lamazere.de (Nancy Doerbi)

SCHLOSS CHARLOTTENBURG AREA • Brauhaus Lemke next to Schloss. (Nicki Herbers) • Opera Italiana (Katrin Voelkner) • Rogacki (Dayna Stern) • Zen House (Susanne Ollmann)

VIETNAMESE • Madame NGO www.madame-ngo.de/ (My-Linh Kunst) • Minh Trang on Kant Strasse www.minhtrang.de (Jacqueline Routier, My-Linh Kunst)

SERVICES (See also Specialty Shops and Items)

BATHROOM INSTALLATION OR REMODELING • Lorenzo in Falkensee (Joni Suchordt)

BERLIN NEWS IN ENGLISH • Berlin Briefing by Abby Ross Menacher, Albert Menarcher - daily, free - by Apple Podcasts (Nancy LD)

Copyright, AWC Berlin, December 2017. For use of AWC Berlin members only. 9 CATERERS • Fortuna’s Feast www.facebook.com/fortunastable and Daniel’s Eatery www.danielseatery.com (Jacqueline Routier) • http://www.dollskitchen.de/catering.html, http://www.chutnify.com/#catering, http://thehidden-berlin.com/ (Heike Lemmermoehle) • AWC member Robina Lillecrapp (My-Linh Kunst)

DOG WALKERS/SITTERS • Hatu Vom Hund Lernen – Hundepsychologie Berlin (Linda Olive Sheehan) • pawshake.de (Emi Yoshida Bevacqua)

ELECTRICIANS • Herr Slavic 01777233951, [email protected]. Polish/German speaking, no English. Very busy. (My-Linh Kunst) • Elektroanlagen Suedwest http://www.e-a-s-gmbh.de/ (Verena Blechinger-Talcott)

FINANCIAL ADVISORS (See section titled Tax and Financial Advisors.)

FRAMING, ART • McRahmen (Jacqueline Routier) • Bauhaus (Nisha Missigbrodt, Silvie V-r) • Glass Macht Spass, Wilmersdorf (Elyzabeth Simpson)

GERMAN CITIZENSHIP PROCESS • Expath www.expath.de (Nancy LD)

GLASS REPLACEMENT (SHOWER DOORS, MIRRORS, ETC.) • Bauhaus (My-Linh Kuntz) • Glaserei Goetting, Lictherfelde, Ostpresuessendam. (Robina Lillecrapp) • Amazon (Betty Ehmann)

GROCERY DELIVERY SERVICES • Rewe (Victoria Afaneslev, Theresa Dawn, Jennifer Padfield, Betty Ehmann) • Kaiser’s (My-Linh Kunst) • Brinmeiste (Jennifer Post Dräger)

GUITAR TEACHERS • Chris Zahnleiter http://www.chriszahnleiter.com/ (Emma Nelson) • Amir Rahimzadeh https://www.facebook.com/amir.rahim (Nicole Pieper)

HAIR STYLISTS • Sarah in Berlin - speaks English. Message through her Facebook page: Sarah in Berlin (Liz Grever) • BritHair – speaks English https://www.facebook.com/BritHair/ (Linda Olive Sheehan) • Shah Rahimkhan on Ku-Damm, ask for Dominic - he speaks English (Becky Duke)

Copyright, AWC Berlin, December 2017. For use of AWC Berlin members only. 10 • LaMice Rankestrasse, ask for Marcel (Alexandra Pearl) • Coiffeur Kamm2Cut on Ansbacher Str. Trained colorist. (Elyzabeth Simpson) • Farkas and Manthel on Nurnberger Strasse (Verena-Blechinger-Talcott)

HOUSECLEANERS • Frau Tuechtig agency, [email protected] (Michaela Hoeher) • Apolo, 030 176 8458 6813, [email protected], office is in Kreuzberg (Luisa Brenta) • Sunshine Cleaning, www.sunshine-cleaning.org (Linda Olive Sheehan) • Irena (Russian speaking), 015214802711 (Victoria Afaneslev) • http://www.idt-online.de/ (Dena Taylor) • Helpling (Anneline Black) • Book a Tiger (Jennifer Padfield)

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS - WHERE TO DONATE • Rumpel Bazaar http://rumpelbasar-zehlendorf.de/ (Elyzabeth Simpson) • Oxfam shops throughout Berlin - but they don’t take everything (Alexandra Pearl)

INTERIOR DESIGN • Petra von Lutteroti, [email protected] (Kynya Jacobus)

JEWELRY CLEANING • Do-it-yourself link on Internet: https://www.theknot.com/content/how-to-clean- diamond-ring-at-home (Sharon Kuckuck)

LEGAL SERVICES (See section by that title.)

MASSAGE • AWC member Anne Merrill http://www.annelouisemerrill.com/massage/ (Claudia Tessier)

PET SITTING • pawshake.de (Emi Yoshida Bevacqua) • meinmiezenmobile.de (Verena Blechinger-Talcott)

PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR HEADSHOTS OR CVs • http://mikaredeligx.com/ (Cheryl Marie) • Matthias Pensive +49 176 21984345 http://www.model- kartei.de/portfolios/malemodel/369286/ (Deborah Roderick) • AWC members Susanne Ollmann and Julie Comfort (My-Linh Kunst)

PLANT SITTERS/MAIL PICKUP (while out of town) • My son. PM me. (Jacqueline Routier)

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (HAUSVERWALTUNG) • Manske Hausverwaltung https://web2.cylex.de/firma-home/manske- immobilienverwaltung-5008421.html (Elyzabeth Simpson)

Copyright, AWC Berlin, December 2017. For use of AWC Berlin members only. 11 RENTAL CARS • Haessliches Entlein Autovermietung (Alexandra Pearl) • www.holidayautos.com (Linda Olive Sheehan) • Europcar, especially cheap if you rent manual (Nicoya Maria Giuditta Borella) • ADAC at Alexanderplatz for renting cars in the US at lower cost than reserving directly (Anne Merrill)

SHORT-TERM RENTALS • Coming Home (Adri Oldham)

TAX ADVISORS (See section titled Tax and Financial Advisors.)

TRAVEL AGENTS (English speaking) • ADAC at Alexanderplatz (Anne Merrill)

TRAVELER’S EMERGENCY MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR USA VISITORS • Allianz travel insurance (Gina Dicristo-Neuer) • Chase Sapphire Reserve’s credit card offers it. $450 annual fee is well worth it. (Susanne Ollmann)

USED CARS • www.autosalon-grossbeeren.de (Debbie Davis Eisenbach)

YOGA TEACHERS/STUDIOS • Sportraum Berlin Wilmersdorf (Veronic Mercado) • I’m a yoga teacher and health coach in Prenzlauer Berg (Heike Lemmermoehle) • AWC member Melissa Goode Cattarius in Zehlendorf (My-Linh Kunst) • AWC member Kristin Tovson in Steglitz www.kristintovson.wordpress.com (My- Linh Kunst, Cheryl Marie) • Hot Yoga Berlin in Charlottenburg http://yoga-more.de (Jacqueline Routier) • Yoga-Stockwerkdrein www.yoga-stsockwerkdrei.de (Cheryl Marie)

SPECIALTY SHOPS/ITEMS (See also Holiday-Related, as well as Services)

BIKE STORES • RTS Radhaus-Steglitz, http://www.radhaus-steglitz.de/ (Karla Klein) • Stadler - new and 2nd hand bikes (My-Linh Kunst, Corrine Wilhelm)

KNIT/CROCHET SHOPS • Knit Knit, Linienstrasse 154, 10115 Berlin-Mitte, www.knitknit.de (Deidre Rooke)

OFFICE SUPPLIES AND GADGETS FOR OFFICE • Flying Tiger, multiple sites in Berlin, including Alexanderplatz. de.flyingtiger.com/ (Nicoya Maria Giuditta Borella, Claudia Tessier) • Modular on Moritzplatz: Modular.de (Sharon Kuckuck, Claudia Tessier)

Copyright, AWC Berlin, December 2017. For use of AWC Berlin members only. 12 • http://lifesmyle.de/index.php/home.html (Susanne Ollmann)

PIES • Barcomi’s Café & Kaffeeroesterei (Jennifer Post Dräger)

POLISH POTTERY • https://www.e-manufaktura.com/. Also Bunzlauer Keramik in Boleslawic • https://www.bunzlauergrosshandel.de/en/ (Ferah Laue) • Krakow is worth visiting (Dayna Stern)

STORAGE BAGS, JUMBO SPACE SAVER/VACUUM STYLE • Tchibo online (Monique Krause Luegger) • Daenisches Bettenlager (Silvia Malo)

TOY SHOPS - SPECIALTY/UNIQUE • Flying Colors on Eisenacherstrasse (Karen Axelrad) • Werken, Spielen, Schenken in Steglizt, www.werken-spielen-schenken.de (Kathy Andrews)

TAX AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS

FINANCIAL ADVISORS (non-commission) • Thun Financial (My-Linh Kunst)

GERMAN BUSINESS ADVISOR • Wolfgang Haas, 0176 8411 3613 (Susanne Ollmann)

GERMAN TAX ADVISORS, INCOME TAX FILING PREPARATION • Richard Bosley http://www.cpa.berlin/.../berlin/prof-dr-richard-bosley.html (Cheryl Marie) • Wageman + Partner http://www.wagemann.net/w-p-gruppe.html - English speaking (Claudia Tessier, Emily Haines) • English-speaking German tax advisors: Benjamin Gruschla [email protected]; Cornelia Barnbrook [email protected]; Suat Goeydeniz [email protected]; David Eschenhagen [email protected]; Frank Lehman http://www.ordeconta.com/; Thorsten Stielow [email protected]; Sandra Lehmann [email protected] (Emily Haines)

US TAXES • I’m a CPA and I do US taxes https://xpataxsolutions.com/ (Emily Haines) • TurboTax for online tax returns. (Theresa Dawn)