Let me get you in it.
Ah.. it might be a little too touristy.
Feel I'm still jet lagged, or maybe I woke up too early.
What time did you get up?
After 6.
Did you get to see everything you wanted to see?
Ummm.. I'm not sure what I wanted to see, when I booked the tickets.
Then when I arrived here.. I really don't know.
Due to a lingering cold, I had to spent almost all winter at home.
I would wake up early feeling better..
but be tired again after working for a few hours.
Hello!
Hi, Mia!
- Have you been waiting long? - No, I just got here.
Sorry, I had a bad night and just woke up.
It's okay. My phone ran out of credit so I didn't call.
Okay. Well, let's go.
Did you sleep?
On the plane? Not really.
My sleep rhythm in New York the past few days was weird.
I'd be awake until three or four and sleep until noon.
But you were also there. How was that?
Yeah, three months.
I was doing an internship. But only three days a week.
I'd walk in Central Park a lot.
I lived really close to it on 88th Street.
I'd sometimes spend half the day on a bench..
reading, writing in my diary..
or just watching what happened around me.
And that helped me relax.
I never made it to Central Park.
The weather wasn't so good and it rained often.
So I rode the ferry a lot.
Me too. To Staten Island!
I was there too! And also on Rockaway Beach.
I often went back to places where I'd already been
because they felt so familiar
For example, it was always hard to find food when I was walking.
I kept going to the same Indian place in the East Village..
- Punjabi! - Exactly.
And after a while, I knew the owner by name..
and he always said hi. That was really nice.
I've had the worst insomnia recently.
In New York too?
Yeah. First I thought it was jet lag, but it's lasted so long.
No idea.
I've also been sleeping really poorly.
I don't know. It's these strange, empty days where nothing happens..
and I just wish for the day to end so the next one can begin.
Sometimes..
I try going to bed at eight or nine.
And look forward to waking up early the next day..
and hope that I can in order to have energy..
to drink coffee and write.
I don't know. It's just awful.
Natascha? Do you want tea too?
- Can it be taken apart? - Sure, easily.
You just need an Allen key.
That would be easier to carry.
You can also take some books if you want. I want to make some space.
Are you moving?
No but my girlfriend is moving out.
think I have some of your books at home.
I think this is yours. Is that possible?
Let me see.
I'll take it.I'll call you.
- Great. -See you.
Theory of Death: An Introduction
I don't think this is my book.
But I'd be happy to borrow it.
Of course. Just take it. I don't know whose it is.
Cool.
How is your masters thesis going?
Slow.
Mine too.
Mia? Don't conk out now.
We want to go dancing!
Yeah, otherwise I'll fall asleep too. Then I'll be awake all night.
Daniela is counting on you!
Please!
Then I brought her the latte and looked in her stroller..
and saw that her baby was a doll.
Then she picked the doll up and held it like a real baby.
I didn't know what to do.
And I asked: how old is your child?
And she said "9 months" and she's weaning him.
Did it have a name?
Erik.
This may be a little strange now, but could you lend me some money?
What for?
have a problem with an old friend, but it's..
- How much do you need? - Not much.
Maybe 50?
don't know if I have that much on me.
I can look.
That would be great.
Sorry I'm in the middle of work.
We're editing the proofs for the new book.
It's a bit of a mess here.
Anna only let me know yesterday.
I have to think. Where are her things?
Here!
That's everything of hers that I have.
Have you seen her recently?
No. I haven't been in Vienna. She just wrote me.
As you see, everything is there. I'd have got it together sooner
but she just called yesterday.
That's Anna. Everything at the last minute
Yeah, sure.
What are you doing here anyway? Visiting?
-And you're being visited? -Yeah.
Do you like it here?
She mentioned a wallet. Is there one?
The wallet..
No idea. Who loses a wallet?
- So there is no wallet? - No, that's what I'm saying
Shall we go?
- Thanks. - You're welcome!
No wonder you didn't want to go there.
That guy is always so unpleasant.
My friend Anna has a small press with him...
and they had a huge argument.
She didn't want to work with him and she moved back to Vienna.
What did they publish?
Self-help books.
Seriously?