A new resident in Berlin is greeted like a minor celebrity wherever she goes. The perks are nice, but does she really want to know why? Producer Bim Adewunmi has the rest of the story. (14 minutes)
Jean Hannah Edelstein tells this story and others in her memoir, This Really Isn't About You.
By Bim Adewunmi
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