finally arrived for my semester in berlin and the jet lag is real
just got to my dorm in berlin after a massive flight delay. dragging two huge suitcases on the u bahn was a complete nightmare and i am totally exhausted right now.
i knew the registration process for a local phone contract here takes forever so i did not even try to sort that out at the airport. i just used superalink on my phone to get data right away so i could find my way to campus and message my coordinator. it was fine for using maps and getting my room keys.
i am definitely going to need a real german number soon to open a bank account and do all the city registration stuff. the bureaucracy here seems pretty intense from what everyone says.
does anyone know the fastest way to get a local prepaid sim that works for the anmeldung process. i just want to get all this paperwork out of the way before classes start next week.
Posted Mar 14, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC