I was born and raised in Coburg/Germany. I always wanted to move somewhere else, somewhere bigger, somewhere nicer. So I moved to Würzburg, then Munich, New York City, and Ottawa/Canada. But deep inside I love the peace and quiet that a small town brings after having lived in so many big cities. So I bought a house in the countryside of Austria. I have the feeling I arrived and I do not want to move ever again. Now, I am the garden girl.
My family in Germany means everything to me and comes first no matter what.
I am a former German Federal Police Officer.
I don’t mind getting older. I enjoy every second I am able to experience and learn something new on this planet.
I learned that life is too short to waste time being stuck in something that leads to nothing or just to a routine that you deep inside detest but just do for the money.
I love to people-watch and observe.
I love to put my hand into flour. But also into a bag of lentils.
I will never get married again or have another child. One is MORE than enough!
Divorce is not the end of the world. Life goes on!
I only have a handful of real friends. However, I do consider a lot of people my friends.
I was in a Volleyball team, Handball team, Swimming team, and Karate team when I was a child. In 4th grade, I received an award for being the best athlete in the entire elementary school. The plaque still hangs on the wall in that school.
This song makes me really happy. I can listen to this on repeat for hours.
I love pasta in every variation.
From the first time my son sat up on his own I had this feeling that I want to tackle him. Very strong kid!
I am a huge fan of Eckart Tolle. I have a copy of his book “A New Earth” next to my bed.
I love to read. A lot!
One of my favourite ghost stories is The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. Some of my favorite authors are Allen Ginsberg, Haruki Murakami, Ernest Hemingway, and Philip Roth.
I love to sleep.
Studying language was always the thing I wanted to do for a living but I ended up becoming a cop and resigned years later to study linguistics and languages.
Writing is my passion.
I do not drink alcohol or smoke.
I lived in Ottawa/Canada for three years.
I love being a woman but I think that men have it easier on so many levels. Pregnancy and birth are just two!
I have a bunch of tattoos and I don’t regret any of them.
I had a bunch of piercings and took all of them out; except one.
I love to make smoothies in the morning for breakfast. Easy, fast, healthy and so yummy.
I love building things with my son. We both have a pretty awesome imagination.
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