My family history

My grandpa is from Berlin, with family in East Berlin, who has been separated from cousins by the construction of the Wall.

When my mother came to Berlin she had a map (picture right) where you can see the restrictions of the West-East parts of Berlin.

That is my history, and then we (my mom, dad and I) lived in the east of reunified Berlin, were free to travel anywhere.
Though Berlin was reunified, the mentality and culture of the east was still tangible.

My daycare was located in the east as well, and I remember, after speaking with my mother about this, that it was very focused on 'the collective'.
This is what they are talking about in the parts of a podcast about East Berlin, which I put here in as well.

This is the first thing that came to mind. It is a discount card of 25% off the price of the trip. It is something that has been in my possession since I've been 6. It started out to visit my grandparents and it's something that I now use mostly to visit my dad and friends in Berlin, a couple of times per year.

Being able to travel freely throughout Germany has not always been normal. Which is something hard to grasp as someone who has never had to endure such thing. I know the wall and I know my favorite place to eat nearby, followed by a beer at the Spree. That is my present day Berlin, but my parents have memories of the wall still intact.

Sektorengrenze: sector boundary

Bahnhöfe, die nicht mit den Zügen der BVG zu erreichen sind: Railway stations that cannot be reached by BVG trains

"The collective at the daycare"
From the podcast of two East Germans who were born AFTER the fall of the Wall and still feel the East in themselves:

Things that I remember and which are also being discussed on these snippets of the podcast;
It was like that with everyone on the potty at the same time and staying seated until something came, no matter how long it would take

Sleeping: Everyone lie down, even as 5- and 6-year-olds, and no matter how awake, please take a nap!

Having to eat everything that's on the plate, or at least try to.

(Amy's class)

Lost document

(Julie's class)