Why has Ben chosen Berlin?

Sent in by Croucher

I was thinking lately about Ben working in that veterinarian's office.

Since Sayid was wounded, he could not have travelled very far, so Ben must be situated somewhere in Germany, close to Berlin. Ben also seemed to be rather well installed (animals, equipment .). So Ben must have been there for some time or planning to stay there for a while.

So it seems that Sayid is travelling around the world to accomplish his mission, but that Ben is really situated around Berlin.

My question is .. why there? Maybe because of its centralized position on the globe, or maybe because there are Dharma headquarters around Berlin. But maybe the authors took Berlin as a symbol of the Cold War, a Tale of Two Cities (East Berlin / West Berlin) . between two distinctive groups.each of them fighting for their Ideal.

it would not be very cautious for Ben to travel everywhere with Sayid, but on the other hand . Sayid could have been wounded also in the Seychelles.. what would he have done then without Ben around?