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SAM ist ein Dienst der Deutschen Aidshilfe, dementsprechend gemeinnützig und deutlich preiswerter als kommerzielle Anbieter. Der Prozess ist sehr gut durchdacht: Nach einem telefonischen oder persönlichen Beratungsgespräch mit einer AIDS-Beratungsstelle in Wohnortnähe bestellt man online ein Testkit mit Ausstattung und Anleitung zur Probenentnahme und bekommt dieses nachhause geschickt. Dort entnimmt man selbstständig eine Blut- und eine Urinprobe, einen Anal- und einen Oralabstrich und sendet diese in ebenfalls bereitgestellten Behältnissen ins Labor. Nach einigen Tagen erhält man die Ergebnisse im Online-Konto und hat ggf. die Gelegenheit zu einem weiteren Gespräch im Falle positiver Befunde. Bei mir ging es sehr schnell und hat sowohl den Aufwand, als auch die Scham eines STI-Test erheblich reduziert. Standardmäßig wird auf HIV, Syphilis, Gonorrhö (Tripper) und Chlamydien getestet.

This place gives you a better bang for your buck than many places in the area. A huge “1/3 baguette” (option C) sandwich was $4.70.

They have two tables of outdoor seating.

Not the best place for vegans. They have nothing on the menu that’s advertised as vegan. They didn’t really know what vegan is. When I asked if the bread had eggs or milk or cheese, they said no. In the back (where they make the sandwiches), I told them not to put cheese or mayo on it. But, after my meal came out, I noticed they only wrote “sin queso” on the receipt – and the sauce that was on the sandwich looked like mayo to me…

Minus two stars because I very clearly ordered vegan, and I’m pretty sure they fed me egg-sauce (mayo).

My advice to management: put 1 or 2 items on your menu that are vegan. And train your staff on what “vegano” means…

This is one of many Shawarma (and sometimes falafel?) shops located on the East side of La Carolina park (Avenida de los Shyris). It’s one of few that also has outdoor seating.

They had a tasty (vegan) falafel sandwich for $4 wrapped in biodegradable paper.

They did not know what “vegano” is.

…but minus 2 stars because they wrapped it all in plastic

Advice to management: just use paper, so it’s all biodegradable. There’s no need to wrap it in plastic.

This is one of many Shawarma (and sometimes falafel?) shops located on the East side of La Carolina park (Avenida de los Shyris)

They had a tasty (vegan) falafel sandwich for $4 wrapped in biodegradable paper.

They said they knew what “vegan” is, but then they tried to give me aji with eggs. I had to confirm if it has eggs, and they said that their aji (hot sauce) does have eggs in it.

…but minus 2 stars because they wrapped it all in plastic

Advice to management: just use paper, so it’s all biodegradable. There’s no need to wrap it in plastic.

This is one of many “container restaurants” located in a semi-outdoor mall of different restaurants in metal shipping containers called “La Pradera”

This is the only shop in the entire Pradera that has a vegan item explicitly listed on their menu as “vegan” (actually, they had two “arepa vegana 1” and “arepa vegana 2”).

I got “arepa vegana 2” for $4.10

…but minus 2 stars because they served it in plastic and on a styrofoam plate.

Advice to management: Use paper. Don’t use plastic. Don’t use styrofoam.

This is one of many “container restaurants” located in a semi-outdoor mall of different restaurants in metal shipping containers called “La Pradera”

They had a tasty (vegan-possible) burger. Nothing on their menu is vegan. They do have a vegetarian burger on their menu, and the staff knew what vegan is. They said that the burger is served with cheese and mayo with eggs. They said the bread was vegan. So, I was able to order the vegetarian burger as vegan (por favor, sin queso y sin mayo).

Combo (with a plastic-only drink), fries, and burger was $6.

…but minus 2 star because they still gave me mayo on the side (I asked “que es?” and they said it was mayo, then quickly removed it from my tray), and I honestly wasn’t sure if they omitted the egg mayo on the burger itself.

…and minus 2 stars because they put it on a plastic sheet. And drinks only came in plastic bottles.

Advice to management: Use paper instead of plastic. And add one vegan burger to your menu. And train your staff to know what “vegan” means.

This is one of many “container restaurants” located in a semi-outdoor mall of different restaurants in metal shipping containers called “La Pradera”

They had a tasty (vegan) falafel sandwich wrapped in biodegradable paper.

…but minus 3 stars because they put it on styrofoam plates and the sauces in plastic

Advice to management: just use paper cups for condiments and (if you really must), a long sheet of paper on the tray. So everything is biodegradable and plastic-free.

Nicht ganz einfach zu finden ist das Café Lebenstraum. Am Leine-Center ist in diesem Fall nicht ausreichend. Schaut am besten auf eine Karte eurer Wahl, das macht es einfacher. Innen ist es sauber und modern eingerichtet aber leider auch laut und eng. Zu unserem Besuch am Abend waren alle Plätze belegt.

Vorspeise im Café Lebenstraum (Eigenes Werk. Lizenz: CC-BY-SA.)

Der Service ist gut drauf und zügig unterwegs. So kamen die Vorspeisen und Getränke schnell an den Tisch. Geschmackvoll, gute Portionsgröße und ansprechen garniert. So konnte es weitergehen. Und das tat es auch. Meine Pizza war ebenfalls gut belegt und sehr lecker.

Pizza im Café Lebenstraum (Eigenes Werk. Lizenz: CC-BY-SA.)

Und als Nachspeise gab es dann noch ein – wie sollte es in einem italienisch geprägten Bistro anders sein – Tiramisu mit ein bisschen Sahne. Ebenfalls sehr gut.

Tiramisu im Café Lebenstraum (Eigenes Werk. Lizenz: CC-BY-SA.)

Warum bekommt dieses Café von mir trotzdem nur drei Sterne? Die Enge und die Lautstärke sind einem tollen Erlebnis alles andere als zuträglich. Wer einen Zeitpunkt mit weniger Besuchern wählen kann sollte dies tun, denn die Speisen sind eine Empfehlung.

Spirits tend to have unfinished business. That’s how it is in Cozy Grove, where your job is to wander a haunted island as a “spirit scout” and to help one ghostly bear after another to move on.

In the process, you get to place decorations, raise animals, go fish, cook meals, earn achievements, throw stones, expand your wardrobe, buy and sell, and perform more fetch quests than you’ve ever wanted to.

While you can keep grinding for hours, the story only progresses a little bit every day. This is one of those games that wants you to keep coming back in small doses.

If you enjoyed Animal Crossing, you’ll almost certainly get a kick out of Cozy Grove. The game’s variety, atmosphere and story moments make the grind of fetch quest after fetch quest palatable. Personally, I put more than 90 hours into it, so I’m rounding up a 4.5 star rating.

How you want to decorate your camp site is up to you, but it influences what kind of plants and animals will thrive there. (Credit: Spry Fox LLC. Fair use.)