Main areas of knowledge/competency are related to hearing impairment and linguistics.
I also forage a fair bit, and like to play "WikiRoulette" (called the Random Page link - *grin*).
My father was born just outside of the town of Leipzig, Germany in 1940.
My mother was born in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia) in 1944.
My parents crossed paths in childhood during the WWII Allies' bombing of Dresden. My father was awakened by his parents to see the orange glow in the sky resulting from the bombing. My mother's family, her included, were on a train en route to Bavaria. That train stopped about an hour outside of Dresden, soon after which the bombing raid began. However, they did not actually meet until their late teens, after each of their families had moved to the area of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
My brother (in 1969) and I (in 1974) were born in Frankfurt am Main. My partner was born in 1957, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. We all live in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
My father passed away unexpectedly in 1989, just weeks before the Berlin Wall fell.
I spent 1990 as an exchange student in Auckland, New Zealand.
I attended Grinnell college, starting in 1992. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology in December of 1995.
I now work in the Information Technology field for an insurance company.
My mother and I were in Germany on September 11, 2001.
In addition to the English language and German, I either speak or have studied American Sign Language, French, Mandarin Chinese, Modern Greek, plus smatterings of many other languages.
Grammatical and Orthographic Pet Peeves
I have been known to edit an article simply for any one of these mistakes, particularly when they compromise clarity.
Main areas of knowledge/competency are related to hearing impairment and linguistics.
I also forage a fair bit, and like to play "WikiRoulette" (called the Random Page link - *grin*).
My father was born just outside of the town of Leipzig, Germany in 1940.
My mother was born in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia) in 1944.
My parents crossed paths in childhood during the WWII Allies' bombing of Dresden. My father was awakened by his parents to see the orange glow in the sky resulting from the bombing. My mother's family, her included, were on a train en route to Bavaria. That train stopped about an hour outside of Dresden, soon after which the bombing raid began. However, they did not actually meet until their late teens, after each of their families had moved to the area of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
My brother (in 1969) and I (in 1974) were born in Frankfurt am Main. My partner was born in 1957, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. We all live in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
My father passed away unexpectedly in 1989, just weeks before the Berlin Wall fell.
I spent 1990 as an exchange student in Auckland, New Zealand.
I attended Grinnell college, starting in 1992. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology in December of 1995.
I now work in the Information Technology field for an insurance company.
My mother and I were in Germany on September 11, 2001.
In addition to the English language and German, I either speak or have studied American Sign Language, French, Mandarin Chinese, Modern Greek, plus smatterings of many other languages.
Grammatical and Orthographic Pet Peeves
I have been known to edit an article simply for any one of these mistakes, particularly when they compromise clarity.