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Frankfurt am Main

Hegel said that, "truth may be ascertained by several methods, each of which is no more than a form." As in all aspects of life, the subjective and the objective are in constant back to back battle. This is no different in doing a travel website. It is helpful to get to know the person in order to accept or reject their suggestions, not that all like-minds agree or all dissimilar minds disagree, but it helps to be familiar with the lens you are looking through. Therefore, I feel I should tell a little bit about myself.

Life is fairly straightforward and simple for me at the moment. I have lived in Germany for nearly 6 years, currently residing in downtown Frankfurt. I enjoy living in Europe with each passing year. I work as a school psychologist in an American school outside of Frankfurt, a job that I currently enjoy. I am happily married. I have 2 cats that are like my children.

After going to my first VT meeting, I felt guilty about not having done much with my pages, especially regarding Frankfurt, where I live. I thought I would at least add a nice photo. While traveling has become like a drug for me, I most enjoy the view of the Frankfurt skyline from my balcony.

Places I am going next...

I realized that I haven't explored some of the main sites in Europe that much, so I hope to do so in the coming months.
Strasbourg-March
Paris-April
Brugge-July
Alsace-July
Piedmont region,Italy-July

Favorite places I have been recently

Egypt (mainly Cairo and Aswan)
Slovenia (the whole country)
Dublin
Paris
Tromso, Norway
Amsterdam
Prague
Venice
Siena, Italy
Sevilla
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Interlaken, Switzerland
Brugge, Belgium

Favorite movies I've seen recently

I only see movies about once every 2 months, so I haven't seen that many recently, but here it goes from 2005 movies:

Munich
Batman Begins
Star Wars:Revenge of the SIth
40-year old Virgin
Good Night and Good Luck

Main music groups in my rotation

Yo La Tengo
Tom Waits
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Belle and Sebastian
Modest Mouse
Rolling Stones
Bob Dylan
Uncle Tupelo/Son Volt
Nightmares on Wax (only Carboot Soul cd)

Favorite fiction I've recently read

Heatbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
Survivor by Chuck Palanhiuk
Drop City by T.C. Boyle
Lost Illusions by Honore de Balzac

I put this painting on my page as it gives me daily inspiration as I pass by it 100 times a day in my hallway. For me, the painting says that we should celebrate all the facets of society and our life.

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