{"id":37233,"date":"2020-04-16T15:59:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T15:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/?p=37233"},"modified":"2020-04-16T16:46:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T16:46:42","slug":"4-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/2020\/04\/16\/4-play\/","title":{"rendered":"#4 PLAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PLAY<\/p>\n

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Die Natur hat etwas Heilendes, das auch f\u00fcr das Spiel gilt.<\/p>\n

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Da ich aus dem Silicon Valley komme, wo die Menschen regelm\u00e4\u00dfig 60-70-80 Stunden pro Woche arbeiten, hat mich die Menge an Zeit und Raum, die hier in Berlin zum Spielen aufgewendet wird, glauben lassen, dass die Berliner ein bisschen faul sind. Das Spiel hat viele Jahre lang nicht in mein Leben gepasst. Und wenn doch, war es f\u00fcr das Wochenende reserviert.<\/p>\n

Die Bedeutung des Spielens und das Bed\u00fcrfnis nach Spielr\u00e4umen haben mich bei meinem Besuch in Paris wirklich getroffen. Ich wohnte in der N\u00e4he der Basilika Sacr\u00e9-Couer und nahm an einem Rap-Wettbewerb f\u00fcr die lokale Jugend teil, der in einem nahe gelegenen Freiraum stattfand. Die Energie in der Gegend, die Unterst\u00fctzung durch die Menge, der Stolz der Darsteller war sp\u00fcrbar. Mir wurde pl\u00f6tzlich klar, wie viel Wert diese R\u00e4ume sowohl f\u00fcr die Kinder als auch f\u00fcr die Nachbarschaft haben.<\/p>\n

Ich erinnerte mich daran, mit dem Fahrrad durch ein Armenviertel in LA gefahren zu sein. Ich ging zu einem \u00f6ffentlichen Garten, der in den 1960er Jahren von den Black Panthers angelegt worden war. Ich sah keine Parks, keine Spielpl\u00e4tze, keine Orte, an denen sich junge Kinder oder Jugendliche aufhalten konnten. Sogar die McDonald’s hatten kugelsichere Fenster in dem Laden, in dem man seine Bestellung aufgibt.<\/p>\n

Dann dachte ich an die Erschie\u00dfung von Tamir Rice, dem 12-j\u00e4hrigen schwarzen Jungen, der in einem Stadtpark in Cleveland, Ohio, in der N\u00e4he eines Pavillons mit einer Spielzeugpistole spielte. Ich habe eine neue Wertsch\u00e4tzung f\u00fcr Parks und f\u00fcr die Erwachsenen und Jugendlichen, die dort ihre Zeit verbringen.<\/p>\n

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Wild im Herzen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Den Parks nach zu urteilen, haben die Berliner Alt und Jung gerne Spa\u00df. Neben den Trampolinen, die ich so sehr liebe, gibt es Rutschen, Schaukeln, Tischtennisplatten, scheinbar handgeschnitzte Kreaturen, auf die Kinder klettern k\u00f6nnen. In vielen Parks gibt es W\u00e4nde, an denen Graffiti und Stra\u00dfenkunst gemalt werden k\u00f6nnen. Wenn Sie nach Ihrem Spiel hungrig werden, finden Sie im Park oft ein Caf\u00e9 oder einen Kiosk f\u00fcr Lebensmittel.<\/p>\n

In Berlin gibt es \u00fcberall Spielpl\u00e4tze. Ich sehe sie in Landtaschen zwischen Geb\u00e4uden, an leeren Ecken, in Parks und auf \u00f6ffentlichen Pl\u00e4tzen. Es gibt Tischtennisplatten auf Parkpl\u00e4tzen und Streifen ungenutzter Stra\u00dfen. Es gibt auch Skateparks, Fu\u00dfballfelder, Kletterw\u00e4nde, Schaukeln, Wege f\u00fcr Fahrr\u00e4der, Rollschuhe, Lauf- und Kiteboards. Und eine Achterbahn.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Da ich aus einer Stadt komme, die erst k\u00fcrzlich passende Spielger\u00e4te gekauft hat, die sie in Parks rund um die Stadt aufbaut, \u00fcberrascht mich die Vielfalt des Spielens in den Berliner Parks.<\/p>\n

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Vielfalt<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eine Sache, die mir bei der Erkundung der Kinderparks auffiel, war die Individualit\u00e4t der Strukturen innerhalb dieser Parks. Es gibt geschnitzte Holzfiguren von Meerestieren und Dinosauriern. Es gibt Themenparks. Auf einem kleinen Spielplatz in der N\u00e4he von Ostkreuz gibt es einen Kleinbus, in den die Kinder einsteigen und so tun k\u00f6nnen, als w\u00fcrden sie fahren. In Prenzlauer Berg k\u00f6nnen sie in Flugzeugen spielen, und in Neuk\u00f6lln gibt es einen neuen Themenspielplatz „1001 Nacht“.<\/p>\n

Inzwischen habe ich entdeckt, dass einige dieser einzigartigen Schnitzereien Zwillinge haben. Ein einzigartiger zweik\u00f6pfiger Drache, den ich im fern\u00f6stlichen Ahrensfelde gesehen habe, hat im westlichen Stadtteil Steglitz ein Doppel.<\/p>\n

Auch wenn einige der Schnitzereien nicht v\u00f6llig einzigartig sind, so sind sie doch eine sch\u00f6ne Abwechslung zu der aus Metall gefertigten Vielfalt von Spielsets.<\/p>\n

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Abenteuer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zu den abenteuerlicheren Angeboten geh\u00f6ren Felsklettern, Seilrutschen und gegen eine Geb\u00fchr kann man im Volkspark Jungfernheide im Wald Hoch Seil Garten<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deutschland ist viel weniger prozessfreudig als die Vereinigten Staaten, so dass risikoreiche Aktivit\u00e4ten wie diese leichter zug\u00e4nglich sind. Ich glaube, das macht die Kinder vor Ort irgendwie einfallsreicher. Aber das ist nur eine Vermutung.<\/p>\n

In M\u00fcnchen, wo ich f\u00fcr ein paar Wochen zum Arbeiten war, gibt es einen Surfspot an der Eisbachwelle, einer Welle, die entsteht, wenn zwei kleine Nebenfl\u00fcsse zusammenflie\u00dfen und durch den Englischen Garten in der Innenstadt von M\u00fcnchen in den neu entstandenen Eisbach m\u00fcnden. Es gibt Schilder, die die Surfer vor m\u00f6glichen Gefahren warnen, aber es gibt keine Einschr\u00e4nkungen. In den USA w\u00fcrde dieses Gebiet meiner Meinung nach aus Sicherheitsgr\u00fcnden eingez\u00e4unt sein.<\/p>\n

In der Stadt Berlin gibt es \u00fcber 80 Seen, zwei Fl\u00fcsse und drei Kan\u00e4le. Je nach Aufenthaltsort und Jahreszeit k\u00f6nnen Sie schwimmen, Schlittschuh laufen, segeln, kreuzen, paddeln, V\u00f6gel beobachten, spazieren gehen, Rad fahren, Kaffee oder Bier trinken oder einfach nur eine Decke weglegen und mit Freunden abh\u00e4ngen oder sitzen und lesen. Es gibt immer noch mehrere Seen, an denen Kleidung optional ist. Das Wasser hier ist nicht so wild wie der Ozean, aber ich finde, dass man an der Spree eine andere Perspektive hat. Das bewegte Wasser hat etwas Besonderes. Und w\u00e4hrend ich eine Kreuzfahrt gemacht habe, gibt es die M\u00f6glichkeit, die Spree im Kanu zu durchqueren.<\/p>\n

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Gemeinschaft<\/strong><\/p>\n

Das Spiel in verschiedenen Formen bringt Menschen zusammen. Ich sehe Eltern oft auf dem Bauernmarkt, der freitags im Zentrum von Arkonaplatz eingerichtet wird. Sie unterhalten sich bei einem Glas Wein mit anderen Eltern, w\u00e4hrend ihre Kinder neben ihnen oder auf dem angrenzenden Spielplatz spielen. In dem gr\u00f6\u00dferen Park die Stra\u00dfe hinunter sitzen die Eltern sogar auf der Seite des Trampolins und plaudern, w\u00e4hrend ihre Kinder springen.<\/p>\n

F\u00fcr die st\u00e4dtische Jugend bieten Parks und \u00f6ffentliche Pl\u00e4tze, seien es Skateparks, Fu\u00dfballfelder oder offene Rasenfl\u00e4chen, Raum zum H\u00e4ngen und um nicht in Schwierigkeiten zu geraten. Wie der lokale Rap-Wettbewerb in Paris. Die Veranstaltung schien diesen Kindern, von denen einige so aussahen, als k\u00f6nnten sie am Rande des Geschehens stehen, etwas zu geben, wonach sie streben konnten, einen Platz f\u00fcr Gemeinschaft und ein Gef\u00fchl des Stolzes.<\/p>\n

Spielen ist wichtig, doch in gr\u00f6\u00dferen St\u00e4dten, selbst in einigen der reichsten L\u00e4nder der Welt, sind Spielr\u00e4ume immer noch nicht ohne weiteres verf\u00fcgbar. Es ist von grundlegender Bedeutung f\u00fcr unseren Verstand, f\u00fcr unseren Geist, f\u00fcr unsere Kreativit\u00e4t, f\u00fcr unsere Eltern, unsere Kinder und unsere Gemeinden. Berlin hat das Gl\u00fcck, leicht Zugang zu wilden, sch\u00f6nen Orten zum Spielen zu haben.<\/p>\n

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PLAY<\/p>

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There is something healing about nature which also applies to play.\u00a0<\/p>

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Coming from Silicon Valley where people regularly work 60-70-80 hours a week, the amount of time and space dedicated to play here in Berlin made me think that Berliners were a bit lazy. Play didn\u2019t fit into my life for many years. And when it did, it was reserved for the weekend.<\/p>

The importance of play and need for spaces to play really hit home when I was visiting Paris. I stayed near the Sacr\u00e9-Couer Basilica and wandered into a rap competition for the local youth held in a nearby open space. The energy in area, the support from the crowd, the pride of the performers was palpable. I suddenly realized how much value these spaces provide for both the kids and the neighborhood.<\/p>

I remembered biking through a poor neighborhood in LA. I was going to a public garden, one created in the 1960s by the Black Panthers. I saw no parks, no playgrounds, no places for young kids or youth to hang out. Even the McDonald\u2019s had bullet proof windows inside the store, where you place your order.<\/p>

Then I thought of the shooting of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old black boy who was in a city park in Cleveland, Ohio \u2013 playing near a gazebo with a toy gun. I have a new appreciation for parks and for the adults and youth who spend their time there.<\/p>

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Wild at Heart<\/b><\/p>

Judging from the parks, Berliners old and young like to have fun. In addition to the trampolines that I love so much, you can find slides, swings, ping pong tables, seemingly hand-carved creatures for children to climb. Many parks have walls available for painting graffiti and street art. If you get hungry after your play you can often find a cafe\u00a0or food kiosks inside the park.<\/span><\/p>

Berlin has playgrounds everywhere. I see them in pockets of land between buildings, on empty corners, in parks and public squares. There are ping pong tables in parking spaces and strips of unused road. There are also skate parks, soccer fields, climbing walls, swings, pathways for bikes, rollerblades, running and kiteboards. And one rollercoaster.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Coming from a city that just recently purchased matching playground equipment which it is erecting in parks around the city, the diversity of play in the parks of Berlin is surprising to me.<\/span><\/p>

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Variety<\/b><\/p>

One thing that struck me upon exploring the kid\u2019s parks was the individuality of the structures within these parks. There are carved wooden figures of sea animals and dinosaurs. There are themed parks. A small playground near Ostkreuz has a minibus that the kids can enter and pretend to ride. In Prenzlauer Berg they can play on airplanes, and Neuk\u00f6lln has a new 1001 Nights themed play area.<\/span><\/p>

I\u2019ve since discovered that some of these one-of-a-kind carvings have twins. A unique two-headed dragon that I saw in the far eastern area of Ahrensfelde has a double in the western district of Steglitz.<\/span><\/p>

Even if some of the carvings are not completely unique, they are a nice change from the manufactured metal variety of playsets.<\/span><\/p>

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Adventure<\/b><\/p>

Some of the more adventurous offerings include rock climbing, zip lines and for a fee, you can wander through the treetops at Volkspark Jungfernheide at their Forest High Rope Course<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>

Germany is much less litigious than the United States, so high-risk activities like these are more accessible. I think somehow this makes the local children more resourceful. But that is just a guess.<\/span><\/p>

In Munich where I went for a few weeks to work, there is a surfing spot at the Eisbachwelle, a wave that forms as two small tributaries merge and flow into the newly formed Eisbach river through the English Garden in downtown Munich. They have signs warning surfers of potential dangers but there are no restrictions. In the US I feel this area would be fenced off for safety.<\/span><\/p>

Within the city of Berlin, there are over 80 lakes, two rivers, and three canals. Depending on where you are and the time of year you can swim, skate, sail, cruise, paddle, bird watch, walk, bike ride, drink coffee or beer, or just put down a blanket and hang out with friends or sit and read. There are still several lakes where clothing is optional. The water here is not as wild as the ocean but I do find that being on the Spree river gives you a different perspective. There is something special about moving waters. And while I did a cruise, there are options to traverse the Spree in a canoe.<\/span><\/p>

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Community<\/b><\/p>

Play in different forms brings people together. I often see parents at the farmers market which is set up on Fridays in the center of Arkonaplatz. They enjoy a glass of wine chatting with other parents while their kids play beside them or in the adjacent playground. In the larger park down the street, parents even sit and chat on the side of the trampoline as their children jump.<\/span><\/p>

For urban youth, parks and public spaces, whether it be skate parks, soccer fields or open fields of grass provide space to hang and keep from getting into trouble. Like the local rap competition in Paris. The event seemed to give these kids, some who appeared like they could have been on the margins, something to strive for, a place for community, and a sense of pride.<\/span><\/p>

Play is important, yet in larger cities even in some of the richest countries in the world, spaces to play are still not readily available. It is fundamental for our minds, for our spirit, for our creativity, for our parents and our kids and our communities. Berlin is fortunate to have easy access to wild, beautiful places for play.<\/span><\/p>

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