- Born 1977
- European with strong regional identity as
- Badenian (against nationalism; as the last century showed in cruel detail the results of “we are better than others” thinking)
- MA in Geography and Scandinavian Languages and Culture
- spent one year as exchange student at University in Tromsø (UiTø), Norway
- working as project leader for Scandinavia in a medium-sized tour operator (regular business trips to Norway and sometimes Sweden)
- active at Flickr (you find my newest photos on the left side) and TripAdvisor
- likes dogs (especially chow chows), but can’t have one (due to work and living situation)
- likes to travel, especially to Central/Eastern Europe, the Alps and Italy – as well as South East Asia (Malaysia and Singapore)
- thinks a lot about the world and why people are the way they are
- speaks German – but my mother tongue is a Low Alemannic dialect, which is hard to understand for most people -, English and Norwegian more or less fluently
- understanding French, Spanish, Danish, Icelandic and Polish to some degree
- likes taking photos (Panasonic DMC-FZ38), but not remodelling them
- likes hiking and tracking with gps (Garmin Vista eTrex HCX)
- active, but not very successful Hattrick player
- interested in politics and world matters
- my mood is like the weather, it can change quickly
- sometimes shy and closed, sometimes sparkling and open
- not very fond of Google and dislikes Facebook due to privacy issues
- not afraid to say what he thinks, even if some people don’t like it
- says no when he means no
I don’t know yet what this blog will be like. I’m not even sure if I should post in English or German.
Most likely there will be a big variety of topics, some might be like “Something happened, and I don’t understand why”. But I also plan to write about my upcoming vacation.
