The Hostel Bunk

In the heart of Berlin’s Kreuzberg district, where neon lights bled into the night and techno beats pulsed through graffiti-streaked streets, Luca Rossi, a 22-year-old Italian backpacker, stumbled into the grimy lobby of the Wanderlust Hostel. His backpack, heavy with crumpled clothes and a dog-eared guidebook, sagged against his lean frame as he checke…