Christina Maruhn

bio
..updated: September 13, 2008

I'm Christina, 24 years old. I was raised in a little Northern German town ten minutes away from Hamburg. I started American studies, English philology and German language and literature studies at the university in Frankfurt am Main in the fall of 2006. In the spring of 2007 I moved back to Hamburg where I found a quiet and peaceful apartment near the river. I still do American studies with Spanish as a minor at the local university. Philology is what I want to do professionally as I've always been fascinated with languages in all its shapes. I've always analyzed words and their origin and the sounds of different languages. Learning Latin at school had set the ground for my interest in mostly Romanic and Germanic languages.
My main focus of study therefore lies in linguistics.
Jobwise I would like to stay open. I truly enjoy translation work but I'm very interested in simultaneous interpreting, as well. I can also picture myself teaching languages in the United States.

The greatest passion in my life is music. I've gotten lost in it ever since I was a little girl.

I've had a very strong passion for Deborah Harry as a person (who is the most gorgeous woman with the loveliest voice alive and ever) and her work since January 1999. Seeing her live and in person is what keeps me breathing and what really makes me happy in my life. I do anything I can to never miss an opportunity to see her, no matter how far or for how long. Even a fragment of a second is worth travelling the whole world. She truly is the source of my inspiration and I love her as a person so much more than words could ever express.

I usually get along with everyone. But when I'm faced with unrestricted egotism, constant unreliability, dishonesty and most of all phoniness I can become quite intolerant. I try to stay away from dramas if I can (which isn't always easy).

Travelling is like air to breathe for me. New York City is my favorite place in the world and I love to go there as often as possible. It's the most amazing place with people who couldn't be more different, a basin for dreamers and probably one of the most tolerant cities in the world. Every time I go there it feels like home right away and returning to Germany feels like going to a foreign and cold country.
I can totally picture myself living in New York one day.

What else?

I'm single (no, not searching).
I'm extremely shy (which doesn't mean I don't like to communicate).
I like to spend time on my own and be creative, listening to music, reading a book or just dream. I dream all the time.
I love nature and to spend my time taking long walks by the water or go horse back riding (which I don't do so much these days anymore). It helps me to get my thoughts straight.
I love reading and writing a lot. I feel that I can express myself so much better in written form. Nevertheless I really love long conversations, as well.
I have a weird sense of humor which doesn't always surface right away.
I'm hypersensitive in probably every respect.
I pay a lot of attention to colors and shapes.
I can be overly pedantic.
I can't stand constant negativity. I'm allergic to it.
I can't relate to people who are in the habit of constantly stressing what they dislike instead of what they do like (seriously, it's so unnecessary).
I detest competitions in all forms.
I'm usually *very* loyal.
I can't stand prejudgment. I like people to form their own opinion.
Communication is very important to me.
I'd love to have more openness, less jealousy and more selflessness in this world.
I'm my own worst critic.
I'm outstanding at making a fool of myself.
I make my decisions very carefully. Yet they're not always right. I prefer them to be discussed rather than being judged on account of a possibly wrong decision.
I occasionally use the word "I" too often.

• An áit a bhuil do chroí is ann a thabharfas do chosa thú. •
(Your feet will bring you to where your heart is.)
Communication is not just words; communication is architecture. Because, of course, it is quite obvious that a house which would be built without the sense... without that desire for communication, would not look the way your house looks today. ~ Tad Danielewski ~
calendar
+ Beirut [5/3/09 - Docks - Hamburg/Germany]
+ Heather Nova [3/9/09 - Joe's Pub - New York/USA]
+ Marissa Nadler [3/4/09 - Joe's Pub - New York/USA]
+ Blondie [2/25/09 - The Fillmore - San Francisco/USA]
+ Blondie [2/24/09 - Terrible's Star of the Desert Arena - Primm/USA]
+ Blondie [2/22/09 - Roseland Theater - Portland/USA]
+ Blondie [2/20/09 - River Rock Show Theatre - Richmond/Canada]
+ Roy Nathanson and friends with special guest Debbie Harry [10/12/08 - Joe's Pub - New York/USA]
+ Gimme Shelter: Rock Rescue benefit concert [10/6/08 - Highline Ballroom - New York/USA]
+ Blondie [8/2/08 - Rockefeller - Oslo/Norway]
+ Blondie [7/31/08 - Storsjöyran - Östersund/Sweden]
+ Blondie [7/28/08 - ExCel - London/UK]
+ Blondie [7/26/08 - Carling Apollo - Glasgow/UK]
+ Blondie [7/25/08 - Vicar Street - Dublin/Ireland]
+ Blondie [7/24/08 - Festival Big Top - Galway/Ireland]
+ Blondie [7/22/08 - Echo Arena - Liverpool/UK]
+ Blondie [7/20/08 - Henham Park - Southwold/UK]
+ Blondie [7/19/08 - Boadilla del Monte - Madrid/Spain]
+ Blondie [7/18/08 - Parc del Fòrum - Barcelona/Spain]
+ Blondie [7/16/08 - Paradiso - Amsterdam/Netherlands]
+ Blondie [7/15/08 - Den Atelier - Luxembourg]
+ Blondie [7/13/08 - X-Tra - Zürich/Switzerland]
+ Blondie [7/12/08 - Rock Zottegem - Zottegem/Belgium]
+ Blondie [7/10/08 - Kulttuuritalo - Helsinki/Finland]
+ Blondie [7/6/08 - Carling Academy - Bristol/UK]
+ Blondie [7/5/08 - GuilFest - Guildford/UK]
+ Blondie [6/22/08 - Nokia Theatre - New York/USA]
+ Deborah Harry [11/13/07 - Nightclub 9:30 - Washington DC/USA]
+ Deborah Harry [11/12/07 - Magic City Music Hall - Johnson City/USA]
+ Deborah Harry [11/10/07 - Foxwoods Resort Casino - Ledyard/USA]
+ Deborah Harry [11/9/07 - Keswick Theatre - Glenside/USA]
+ Deborah Harry [11/8/07 - The Fillmore - New York/USA]
+ Deborah Harry signing at HMV [9/15/07 - HMV/Dublin]
+ Blondie [7/24/07 - Vega | Copenhagen/Denmark]
+ Blondie [7/23/07 - Paradiso | Amsterdam/Netherlands]
+ Blondie [7/21/07 - Victoria Park | London/UK]
+ Blondie [7/19/07 - International Centre | Harrogate/UK]
+ Blondie [7/18/07 - Apollo | Manchester/UK]
+ Blondie [7/17/07 - The Sands Centre | Carlisle /UK]
+ Blondie [7/15/07 - Blackpool Opera House | Blackpool/UK]
+ Blondie [7/14/07 - High Lodge Forest Centre | Brandon/UK]
+ Blondie [7/13/07 - Edinburgh Castle Esplanade | Edinburgh/UK]
+ Blondie [7/11/07 - Hammersmith Apollo | London/UK]
+ Blondie [7/7/07 - Sportpark | Boshoven/Netherlands]
+ Tori Amos [6/30/07 - Alte Oper | Frankfurt/Germany]
+ Tori Amos [6/4/07 - Musikhalle | Hamburg/Germany]
my websites
http://www.deborah-harry.com
http://www.nightwindsent.com
http://www.blondieforum.com
http://www.blondiemusik.de
http://www.playmebackwards.com
http://www.slowlikehoney.com
http://www.menotoria.com
my blog
http://www.livejournal.com/users/ontheboundary
other stuff
my images on Flickr.com
http://www.last.fm/user/nightwindsent/
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