With my German- and American citizenships I still stay most time of the year in Asia plying between Taiwan, Germany, and the USA. I was born  here, but grew up and went to school anywhere but at home. Although graduated as a hippie and a 68s revolutionary, I went the following 5 years flying in thin air. Finally I went to school again and studied engineering. An offer to be an instructor and consultant lured me to Asia and I stayed to open a business, from which I'm retired and just do some consultant jobs and translations for them. And practice playing my guitar sometimes ... but better don't check this out.

After so many years working as a consultant and business analyst for governments and the defense industry, I developed both a professional interest in the fabric of the global political and commercial spider web and a cynical view of the workings of international diplomacy.

I gave up to be part of this, but retained my interest in international relations. Over the years, and especially since this was inflicted upon us, I have come to understand the latent conflict not as an academic interest but a human tragedy and an international disgrace, which will not be resolved until we as individuals demand that our governments practice in their foreign policy the same values that they preach to others, and until we want for everyone else’s children all that we want for our own: a transformation in attitude.