-I am a HUGE procrastinator, but I also occasionally get things done.

-I am very laid-back. I have been described as “artsy” by some people.

-I am genuine and very down to earth.

-I don't like labels.

-I love people, although sometimes I don’t really understand them.

-I am very stubborn and sarcastic, but who isn’t coming from New Jersey?

-I love the cinema and compulsively watch movies.

-I enjoy going out and having fun with my friends, but I also like staying in and chilling. (Preferably spooning should there be an opportunity)

-I stare out the window like a lost puppy during thunderstorms because the smell of rain and lightning give me goosebumps.

-Though I own a German flag and do look like card-carrying Kraut, I am in fact roughly 80% Italian.

-I like to be impulsive and live in the moment.

-I'm a dreamer and a hopeless romantic.

-I'm always trying to learn something new and grow.

-I think people care too much about what other people think.

-I never lose hope and try to keep a smile on my face (I will wear my laugh lines with pride when I am in my 40’s, bitches!)

-I love meeting lots of new people, and people tell me that I am a good listener.

-I have been described as “witty,” once on June 20, 2002 (What can I say, I’ve hit a dry spell!)

-I try to help people when they are in pain and motivate them when they are down and out. -I'm very lax with “proper” spelling and punctuation in online convos ::worships MS World green and orange squiggles.

-I can speak German, a little Italian and French (the pardon my “French” variant, although I can read a fair amount of it, the real kind that is).

-I like the sound of “foreign” languages, even if I can’t understand them.

-I am a big dork and can be spastic. All those present when lessons were given on coordination were given please stand ::remains seated::

-I can ramble at times :)

I work for a real estate investment firm. I have used my language skills to help carve a niche for myself in the job market in the U.S. I sometimes the companies for which I work often invent these jobs to entertain someone of my skills (I know that sounds like an arrogant statement, but I don't mean it that way. I just have varied very dissimilar interests.)

My goal is to work in the UN in some capacity. I plan on getting my Masters in the near future.

being creative, listening, making people feel better when they are down, making people laugh.

I'd probably say my big heart. However, if you are just looking at me from across the room, then I'd say my height, even though I do not consider myself to be very tall.

Books: Ulysses, Crime and Punishment, Slaughterhouse Five, Wicked, Farewell to Arms, Germany: A Winter's Tale, P.G. Wodehouse, Kurt Vonnegut.

TV and Film: Nirgendwo in Afrika. Mothman Prophecies, Elizabeth, Sonnenalle, Das Madchen Rosemarie, C.R.A.Z.Y., Der Untergang, The History Boys, Shortbus, La Vie en Rose, Michael Clayton, North by Northwest, The Leopard, Velvet Goldmine, Young Adam, 28 Weeks Later, Persepolis, Das Leben der Anderen, The House of Sand and Fog, The Orphanage, Into the Wild, Milk, Donnie Darko, As Good As It Gets, Grey Gardens.

Musik: Yonderboi, ATB, The Killers, No Doubt, Madonna, Die Arzte, Denali, Green Day, Millencolin, Patsy Cline, Madonna, Yellowcard, Thursday, Guster, Madonna, Nena, U2, Wicked Soundtrack, Ich and Ich, Edith Piaf, Scissor Sisters, Ladytron, Katy Perry, Franz Ferdinand, The Strokes, The Cure, The Velvet Underground, Fiona Apple, Modest Mouse, Oasis, The Kinks, The Beatles, 2Raumwohnung

My family, my friends, music, good food, the freedom to express myself and the ability to travel to far off places on a whim...

People. Life. How to make the two enjoy each other more.

My future. My family.

Most likely watching a movie or hanging out with my friends. I tend to frequent more low-key establishments. The kind where you don't need to shout to have a nice conversation.

I'm fairly open. Ask me :)

you enjoy great conversation, a hearty belly laugh, some harmless flirtation, a tender moment...I'm really pretty open. I don't know if this is really the place to find someone special who will push ALL my buttons, but you never know. However, arrogant individuals and game players need not apply :P