Happy Women's Day! Happy International Women's Day to all the ladies out there!

Bucket List (Since putting this as a question apparently causes some people to get sideways, I'm re-posting this in my notebook) As some of you may already know, a "bucket list" is a list of places to visit or things to do before you die, or "kick the bucket" as we say. So, because I plan on spending a long time traveling around the world in the near future, I need your help in putting together my bucket list. Tell me something you have in your country that I should do or places that I should visit before I "kick the bucket" Note: anything involving heights or spiders is a no-go, such as bungee jumping or being covered in tarantulas. :-) Thanks/Danke/Obrigado/谢谢/շնորհակալություն

Bucket List As some of you may already know, a "bucket list" is a list of places to visit or things to do before you die, or "kick the bucket" as we say. So, because I plan on spending a long time traveling around the world in the near future, I need your help in putting together my bucket list. Tell me something you have in your country that I should do or places that I should visit before I "kick the bucket" Note: anything involving heights or spiders is a no-go, such as bungee jumping or being covered in tarantulas. :-) Thanks/Danke/Obrigado/谢谢/շնորհակալություն

Valentinstag Gedicht (Minnesang) Du bist mein, Ich bin dein, Davon sollst du gewiß sein. Du bist verschlossen In meinem Herzen; Verloren ist das Schlüsselein. Du mußt immer darin sein.

Valentine's Day Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! May your lives be filled with all the love in the world!

Life As I Know It Sometimes I step back and take a look at my world, And wonder: “Is it really worth it?” Getting up every single day, The same routine…Monday through Friday 8AM till 4:30PM Phone calls, constant typing, paperwork… Signing my name a hundred times over, Trying not to lose my head when someone raises their voice to me, Deadlines, meetings, rush hour traffic It’s overwhelmingly nauseating But lately, I haven’t been getting much sleep My eyes shut but I just lay there, my mind racing I no longer possess the youthful appearance I had just four years ago I took it for granted I was a much happier person then When the only worries I had were finishing papers on time And whether she and I would remain together in the end I saw my friends every day, We had so many good times together, Then, as quickly as it started, it all ended Reality knocked on my door, and I answered, like a fool It dragged me out by my shirt, whilst I put up a fight to stay put It dragged me to a place where I know no one Where I constantly feel alone The winters are too cold, and the summers are too hot When it rains, it never stops Maybe one day I can bid farewell to this purgatory world And seek the life I dreamt of as a child: Seeing the world and everything in it Meeting new people and keeping them close Never having a place to call ‘home’ Because I keep traveling, and I walk alone through this life Who knows? This fantastic life for me could start tomorrow Or it could start in a year I’ll never know until it greets me face-to-face Because no one knows what the future holds.

Einführung: Über mich... Ich heiße Adam, bin 26 Jahre alt und komme aus den USA. Ich habe vor 6 Jahre Deutsch gelernt. Ich würde gern ein Englischlehrer und Deutschprofessor werden. Ich interessiere mich für Deutsch und auch vielen anderen Sprachen.  Meine Hobbys sind reisen, studieren, mit meinen Freunde Zeit bekommen, Sport spielen und Kartenspiele spielen.

Kentucky "And when I get go beyond the border, I take with me growth and beauty of the seasons, The music of the pine and cedar tops, The wordless songs of snow-melted water When it pours over the rocks to wake the spring. I take with me Kentucky embedded in my brain and heart, In my flesh and bone and blood Since I am Kentucky And Kentucky is part of me." ~Jesse Stuart