When I ask Sonja what her favourite place in Treptow-Köpenick is, she quickly says "Der Karpfenteich". And there is a very specific reason for that. Sonja has lived in Berlin for almost 20 years and has migrated within Germany. On a beautiful, cold winter afternoon 20 years ago she landed with friends at the carp pond. And the pond was partly frozen over. As a young person, you sometimes act thoughtlessly. "Someone sold mulled wine in the park and we started to warm up with the mulled wine"...

6 years ago N. moved with her daughter from Bavaria to Berlin.They knew no one here. Her great luck was that she came to Berlin because of her work and was therefore able to quickly build up a social network. Another luck is that she can work and live in the same neighbourhood and as a single mother, this is a great advantage. In the beginning she didn't like being in Schöneweide so much. "The reputation of Schöneweide was confirmed at first, ... but I notice that it is becoming more...

The Soviet memorial, this is the place Victor likes to think back to when he thinks of Treptow-Köpenick. In his very first week in Berlin, back in 2006, he read in his travel guide that the Soviet memorial existed. And since his first time was all about getting to know his new district, his new home, Victor set off on a journey to various places in Berlin to familiarize himself with them. "I was amazed by this place," were his first thoughts. After almost 15 years Victor still likes to come...

The month of Ramadan, which has a high spiritual value, is welcomed with great excitement every year by Muslims all over the world. Ramadan is known as the month when the Holy Qur'an, the book of Islam, began to be revealed in history. Muslims fast every year in this month. People who spend the time from sunrise to sunset without eating and drinking water wait for the evening iftar with patience. Families and friends visit each other in the evening, eat together and pray. This year, there is a...

José Carlos originally from Guatemala, has lived in Germany for 10 years and for 9 years in Berlin Treptow-Köpenick! According to the Maya calendar, water is his element. The water gives him the feeling of "freedom", it calms him and often helps him to order his thoughts. All his favourite places in Tre-Kö are on the water, whether it is the riverbank with its cafés or the carp pond in Treptower Park. In the evening he also likes to go to the Isle of Youth with its open-air cinema. "I feel...

Rabee thinks the Kaisersteg is really great. No matter if you go for a walk or just sit there and look at the river Spree. He also likes to go with his friends or neighbours for a drink in one of the localities around the Kaisersteg. Especially in summer he spent many fun evenings there with his friends . Not far from the Kaisersteg is the pub "Arkadasch". Which translated means "friend". This year he celebrated his birthday there with his friends. Rabee gets on very well with the owner, so he...