
Traveling the World has been a life changing experience for me.
China is my multiple Thailand is my thrice Portugal is my twice Germany is my once -in-a-lifetime opportunity to work around the world in Europe without actually leaving home...Cleveland is still my home base...for now.
What the future will bring is still unclear (that's the excitement of this whole situation for me)
I now live a new life in Arizona (Phoenix area). I'm very excited to have somewhere to call home. We'll see how long I can sit still...
Driving Toward Your Dreams...by simply moving forward
Your drive and ambition may be strong, and this could give you the confidence to commit to your plans and move forward with your goals. Believing in your abilities and having a solid plan of action will ensure that your motivation propels you in the right direction, while applying your positive mind-set in a conscious way can lend even more power to your efforts. Then, simply begin moving forward, letting your confidence and motivation lead you to the achievement of your goals.
While motivation is a powerful quality that often leads to successful endeavors, our efforts can be greatly enhanced by devoting a strong, positive focus to our actions. You can allow your confidence and motivation to carry you to the outcome you desire simply by developing a strong mental focus.
Rising Phoenix
The rebirth of the spirit, the one who is made stronger by being tempered in the flames of experience. the phoenix has eternal appeal to those who have truely lived.
Favorite Movies
Deer Hunter, Fifth Element, The Money Pit, Princess Bride, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Office Space, Citizen Kane, Fight Club, The Big Blue, V for Vendetta, Apocalypto
Music I like
Placebo, Flyleaf, Killers, Moby, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Blondie, Muse, Eagles, James Blunt, Shelby Lynne, Dido, Creed, Missy Elliott, Anastacia, Daniel Powter, Korn, Daft Punk, Avril Lavigne, Lifehouse, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Slipnot, Bravery, Gorillaz, My Chemical Romance, Coldplay, Faithless, Revolting Cocks, Patsy Cline, Kate Bush, Dibturbed, Ministry, Goldfrapp, Fastball, Maroon 5, Bright Eyes, Offspring, Pearl Jam, Fleetwood Mac, Juanes, Greenday, Kelly Clarkson, Franz Ferdinand, Lords of Acid, System of a Down, Ludacris, The Wallflowers, Eminem, Matchbox Twenty, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Audioslave, Rob Thomas, Nickelback, Scott Smith, Peter Murphy, Roy Orbison, Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, White Stripes, Caecelia, Front 242, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
The little things that make me, ME!
- I like to fall asleep on the couch
- I talk with my hands
- really love the tattoo on my hip
- there is nothing sexier than the First Kiss
- I watch movies I like over and over and over
- absolutely adore Dorothy Parker
- I almost drowned when I was about 6 years old (at least I thought I almost did)
- I’m the world’s worst writer
- I can do math in my head
- When I was a kid, I couldn’t pronounce the word ‘that’ when reading out load so in my head I would have
to rhyme it with ‘cat’ – no one ever knew (sometimes it still happens)
- I can ice skate, snow ski, surf and water ski (all just a little)
- Most of my friends are either freaks or geeks
- I can lay on the beach for days at a time
- Mornings are the best time to make love
- I can shoot a look that kills
- I think I have nice looking shoulders
- I was with my Father when he died
- Often I dance around the house to songs I like
- I always cry a little when I go to church
- I use to wear my brother’s hand-me-downs
- like to watch most any sport, both live and on TV
- During my travels, I collect things for my future “new” home
- I like to go out alone
- I have eaten just ice cream for dinner on several occasions
- I give everything a second chance, just in case
- As a teenager, I would carve 'his' name into my arm
- Monet is my favorite artist
- 100% Aries
- I got married at the tender age of 19...divorced at the slightly more seasoned age of 25
- I think my tattoo of a tribal butterfly on my neck is the coolest
Formal Training: Chemical Engineer
History:
I was born and raised in Cleveland to Polish immigrant parents. My father passed away when I was twelve but my Mom is alive and well, retired in Las Vegas with my step father, Eddie. I have two older siblings - sister Gretchen and brother Rick.
My rearing was done in a very traditional European style, lots of family members around, either living with us or very close by. We used to have great huge family gatherings, the kind where you spend one whole day preparing food and the next, consuming it. I was raised speaking Polish at home and helping my relatives learn English as needed.
I spent most of my formative years (ages 5-19) living in the same house in Parma, OH.
How Christine Relates to Other People: (found this somewhere and it's not far off the target)
Intelligence is sexy to you. If a person you find physically attractive isn't also bright, verbal and someone you can talk to, you're not interested. You have a highly developed aesthetic sense and are drawn to people of taste, wit and charm.
You are restless and independent and, no matter how close you become to someone, you always remain your own person and there is a part of yourself you cannot share. You are uncompromisingly true to your convictions which must be shared by those close to you.
One of your great strengths is your sensitivity. You tune in easily to the psyches of other people and, while you may not notice the color of their eyes, have an almost eerie understanding of their private inner worlds. Your close ties are very private.
travel, wine, dining, shopping, dancing, surfing, physical fitness, yoga, reading, tennis, taekwondo
but self-awareness is my most time consuming hobby
TRAVEL (...places i've already been)
- Hawaii - Oahu
- Spain - Castellon, Peniscola, Barcelona, Gran Canaria, Madrid, Alcana de Henares, Sevilla
- Great Britain - London, Edinburgh
- Ireland - Dublin
- Italy - Como, Verona, Parma, Forte dei Marmi, Genova
- France - Paris, Limoges, Strasbourg, Deauville, Jura, Chartres
- Australia - Melbourne, Torquay, Sydney
- Germany - Frankfurt, Neuschweinstein, Colditz, Karlsruhe, Leipzig, Dresden, Wiesbaden
- Cyprus - Larnaca, Paphos
- Poland - Strezlin, Bierzyn
- Switzerland - Zurich, Geneva
- Portugal - Lisbon, Cascais, Fatima, Cabo do Roca
- Egypt - Cairo, Saqqara, Memphis, Giza
- Thailand - Bangkok, Konchanaburi, Phuket, Pattaya
- Japan - Tokyo
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- China - Suzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Tibet
- Indonesia - Java (Jakarta, Bekasi), Lombok, Bali
- Mexico - Cancun
- Costa Rica - San Jose, Playas del Coco, Monteverde