Happiness is the journey, not the destination.

Yep, that's me at the tender age of 6 months.

This is what I came up with about myself.
I'm on the wrong side of 25 (to quote Jane Austen) and I live in a small town with an unpronounceable name in the South of Germany.

• I think I've never really grown up. Most of my friends are younger than me, some significantly younger. I liked going to school, although at the time you could n't confess that. My life today is not unlike those good old days. Since I work part time, I have the afternoons off to play and I don't even have to do homework. I wish I had more pocket money to spend, though, but that's the price you have to pay for lots of leisure time. I still like climbing trees although the tree houses I build these days are more on an intellectual level.
• My mom used to tell me to clean up my apartment every time she came to visit, but I prefer to keep what my brother calls a "creative mess". He is painstakingly neat in arranging his things (not in cleaning his bathroom) and so I have one more reason to act as a counter-point.
• I am a scorpio. All I know about scorpios is that they sting which I do a lot. (I've got to say that I don't know much about astrology.) Luckily my friends know how to handle me when I am that way. Scorpios are also said to be passionate. I can be that if you push the right button. Unfortunately it doesn't happen too often, probably because my sting prevents people from getting close enough to find that button.
• I am about 5'9'' (1,76 m) and seem to appear self-confident. That may be another reason why some guys think twice before approaching me. Although I am rather shy underneath, the front I put up convinces most people. You should have seen me in school. Once a teacher told my mom "If they just were all as quite and well behaved as Tina ..." Every once in a while I'd like a shoulder to lean on, but most shoulders are not tall enough. These days though, I have a shoulder I can lean on anytime I want. It belongs to Zahara.
• I like my friends and I do a lot for them. Sometimes I end up being taken advantage of because I am too eager to help. Since I realized that, it has happened less and less, but I'd rather do something for someone who doesn't really deserve it than not helping someone who needs it. If you're thinking of trying it out now, don't bother, I'm not sending any money.
• I like travelling. I don't get to do it that much these days because of my horses. But then I realized that since I got them I don't want to go away as much anyway. I've travelled alone almost as much as I have done in company. If I want to go somewhere and have the choice to go alone or stay home, I just go. You always meet people on the way.
• I believe that with a bit of an effort every person could get along with almost every other person. That means peace on earth and all that stuff. Apparently a lot of other people don't seem to know that. I am unable to discuss war sensibly because 1. I think it doesn't make any sense, and 2. I can't understand how anyone would want to kill people (large amounts of them) to gain something. But there you are, that's the child in me. I also can't understand how someone would kill just one person to get their money, car or their Nikes. But once they do it they should be punished.
• I am a militant non-smoker. Some years ago I used to go out a lot but today I prefer hanging out with my friends in private places where people don't smoke. It gives me headaches and makes my clothes and hair stink. And usually none of the smokers care if it makes me sick or not. I've gotten to the point where I agree with my brother who says that smoking is criminal assault to non-smokers. If you are a smoker and think of becoming a really close friend of mine - forget it! But now things are finally looking up as very soon non-smokers will have an easier life if they want to go to pubs.
• Sometimes I am pretty naïve. So you can play almost any joke on me. It's fun for other people and I've gotten used to it. I've learned to laugh about myself. It makes life easier and some experiences less damaging.