I live in Vienna, Austria.

Books and reading have been the most important constant in my life since I started reading at the age of 4.

The genres have changed over the years, at the moment I read mostly Fantasy (but I don't like Wolfgang Hohlbein) and SF, funny books, mysteries and history books (this for my university studies I've recently taken on again)

Some of my favorite authors are: Terry Pratchett, Tad Williams, Christopher Moore, Neil Gaiman, Robin Hobb, Charles DeLint, Tanya Huff, Carl Hiaasen ...

besides reading I like movies, meeting friends, animals (especially penguins - which I also collect - and cats), vegetarian food, travelling, board games, music (all different kinds, recent favorites are Kaizers Orchestra, Gogol Bordello, Shantel, QUOTSA, New Model Army, Type O' Negative, System of a Down, Manhattan Transfer, Jamie Cullum, Korpiklaani,......), ...

You can find a (growing) part of my permanent library at LibraryThing and Goodreads

I'm also up to exchanging other things, for example typical things of Austria for typical things of other countries, like chocolate, tea, waffles, but also non-food. Just PM me and we can work something out :)

Your Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence

You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well. An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly. You are also good at remembering information and convincing someone of your point of view. A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary. You would make a fantastic poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator.