At home we have always eaten very mixed food such as American mixed with French and a lot of Chinese...

When I was child we used sage for throat infections, also for the stomach, I think, or for digestion, thyme in any case and lavender, which there is quite a lot of in the south of France. I know that lavender is used for its calming effect, especially for children.

I cook myself a lot. At home we have always eaten very mixed food such as American mixed with French and a lot of Chinese... When I miss something, for example a good quiche or something like that then I cook it myself and the ingredients for it are easy to find. It's my favourite. You can throw everything in it, and it's always delicious with crème fraiche, eggs and emmenthal cheese. The classic quiche is also with diced bacon, then you make a Pâte brisée, it's like a dough, and then it can be with vegetables or meat. You can eat it cold and warm, but either way it is always delicious.

Pyramidengärten

I grew up in the countryside up to when I was 17 years old. We have always planted carrots, salad and vegetables there, but since I started traveling around I didn't really have the opportunity to grow things. Then I finally decided to leave Barcelona for Berlin because I wanted to improve my German and the city sounded romantic. This is the first garden where I think I will become a member and grow something. One day, I would love to have cherry trees.

Fredji Powell, French, Pyramidengärten

We have made peace with the US, but the memories are still very sad.

Vy Thi Tuan Nguyen in her garden

My childhood was heavily influenced by the war. We didn’t have any electricity, only oil and it was difficult for us to do our homework, since between 1964 and 1975 everyday life was constantly interrupted by the bombs. It had been going on for 11 years. I saw so many dead people. We all had to flee to the south of Vietnam, there was only one street towards the Cambodian border and the border to Laos. We all had to carry all our possession on our back and any of us were injured, but there was not enough medical care. And there were constant bombing raids on that particular street as they tried to kill us. A splinter found its way into my head. Nowadays, of course, we have made peace with the US, but the memories are still very sad, since I lost so many friends during the war. It’s still painful. Whenever I feel unwell because of the memories I go to my garden, it’s like a therapy, it makes me feel better. Also, it’s good to have some company here, you always meet people. You can talk a little and get to know each other a bit, and if you are sad it cheers you up. Sometimes we cook and eat together, it’s a nice community out here.

Vy Thi Tuan Nguyen, Vietnamese, Wuhlegärten

Foreign residents in Berlin 2010

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184.702 | Sonstiges Europa

149.726 | Europäische Union

66.552  | Asien 

25.132  | Amerika
17.089  | Afrika 

12.564  | Staatenlos, ungeklärt, ohne Angabe 

2041    | Australien und Ozeanien

1. Turkey (104.556) 2. Poland (40.988) 3. Serbia (19.230) 4. Italy (15.842) 5. Russia (15.332) 6. France (13.262) 7. Vietnam (13.199) 8. the United States (12.733) 9. Bosnia and Herzegovina (10.198) 10. the United Kingdom (10.191) 11. Croatia (10.104) 12. Bulgarien (9.998) 13. Österreich (9.246) 14. Griechenland (9.301) 15. Ukraine (8.324) 16.Libanon (7.078) 17. Spanien (7.670) 18. China (5.632) 19. Thailand (5.037) 20. Rumänien (5.024) 21. Mazedonien (4.729) 22. Schweiz (4.184) 23. Niederlande (4.041)... 


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