I´m here to meet interesting people from all over the world.
There are a lot of things which fascinates me and then I´m trying to learn more about something. I´ve read a fantasy novel and became fascinated with quantum theory so I bought a book and read about it.
Same with quality control and C##.
No, I´m not always doing serious stuff. I love to laugh and joke, going out for a game of darts or pool and a guiness.
I like good strong coffee, long walks, stormy days, long conversations, hot tea on a cold day, collecting shells, Ireland, candles, guitar music, warm rain on a sunny day, smiles, my karate katas...to be continued
I am a creative person and like to paint, write and cook. And I´m someone who loves to solve puzzles. Like Soduku; what makes a person tick; how to get something done in ten different ways; why do people scowl when it´s easier to smile....
Helped making wine in Brazil, went fishing for sea trout in the icy seas off Denmark, herded sheep in Germany. And I truly hope there´s more to see and explore...

I´m really good at listening to what people have to say, seldom loose my smile and have seen too much to get stomach cramps over ridiculious things.

QUESTIONS : Some are just ridiculous, most just can´t be answered choosing from 4 answers, some I´ll discuss only between the two of us :-)
But I will answer a few more anyway.
KEY QUESTIONS : If you decide to contact me - great, just do it! But I´m NOT going to answer questions first before being allowed to send a mail back.

is to give it the best shot at everything I do.
No great plan written in ink - only an outsketch drawn with the light stroke of a pencil.

Listening; help people to figure out things in a subtle way; adapting to different countries, people, lifestyle; staying cool and organized when others are already near their break down point; improvising

sensing other peoples mood

Doing everything the best I can and always giving a 100 percent.
Someone said : Cooking is like making love. Without passion it´s boring and tasteless. I think it´s the same with everything else, too.
If you don´t want to give your best and try wholeheartedly - just don´t do it at all.

Making tough choices really fast.

Nothing - until I want them to...:>)

I love reading and there´s a wide range of themes I´m interested in.
Fantasy like Wheel of Time, Song of Ice and Fire and Pratchett novels.
Thrillers. A few authors I like are DeMille, Patterson, McDermitt and Koontz.
Oh yes, and The Dark Tower series by King and Lord of the rings books.
Books about writing, quality control, quantum theory, origami, cooking and those "How to.." books. How to build something (like a tree house), how to cook Chinese food, how to write a profile :o)
My favorite Pratchett quote right now:
Peoples whole lives DO pass in front of their eyes before they die...
...the process is called "living".

Movies... like Rainman, Lord of the rings, Green Mile.
I like Freeman, Eastwood, Bronson - the old garde of superstars.

Music...country; classic; rock; irish folk. Depends on my mood. From Cat Stevens to Carreras.
Latest pieces I bought: Il Divo, Eros Ramazzotti, Andrea Bocelli, Tanya Tucker, Mike Oldfield, Josh Groban, Freddie Mercury&Montserrat Caballe, Doro

Like to cook, especially wok dinners, but italian and plain and simple "Hausmannskost" too.
Very important: I take my time to really enjoy what I´m eating. I´d rather starve than eating something on the run.

Family and friends
Feelings
Nature
Curiosity

the adventures that hopefully still lay ahead.

why okcupid and I constantly disagree about who matches me.

Communication - or most times the lack of it
There is a proverb which describes communication pretty well:
"Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition, there is no shame in being wrong - only in failing to correct our mistakes!"

Okay, let´s say two people meet and one of them is saying:It´s pretty hot today. There are at least four ways the other one can interpret this statement. So if we`d have a conversations about an hour long, how much mistakes did we both made in interpreting the other´s words???

I`m usually doing something or other and get things done, but sometimes I need a real challenge not to drop into lazyness.

you feel like it for whatever reason