I am Zsuzsanna (surprise!), born and raised in Budapest, Hungary, but later I moved (with husband and kids) to Canada, lived there a while, then moved to the US for a longer while, moving a bit around there, too. I returned to Canada in my retirement, that's where I now live. I have a Chemistry degree from Hungary, but didn't actually work long as a chemist. Moving around tends to make it harder and harder to get good jobs, in my experience - especially if you are also getting older in the meantime. I did a lot of things, from telemarketer to real estate (never sold so much as a birdhouse!) to receptionist; line worker to forklift driver to babysitter/cleaning lady. Finally, I took a pharmacy technician course, and retired from that job in the end. Besides playing Boojum, I also like to play Boggle, Scrabble, Canasta, Chinese Mahjong, and some music (not that I am very good at it), with likeminded people. I knit a lot lately, and my favorite color is blue. I draw a line at having a blue handbag though...

Alex, Brit living in Germany. I have somewhat hairy shoulders. I used to play the guitar and the piano, but I have been slacking off of late. Oh, I forgot to mention, I have a masters degree in physics. That makes me very important.

I’m going to make some stuff up so I sound interesting. I’ll be back when I think of something that isn’t to do with superheroes and circuses, because that’s where my mind went.

Sys that is so cool. I work as a paralegal/administrator at at small estate planning and trust law firm. My co-worker is from Ohio. Sasa lives in Oregon too. Domino - my sons p!ays video games with someone who just moved to Hamburg. Such a small world!

Oh my, favorite color is either blue or red depending on my mood, I am Sarah. I am many things, but the thing I do for money, currently, is teach elementary school. I was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and have lived many places: Athens, Ga, Milwaukee, Wi, and Amsterdam, Netherlands, but mostly in Portland, Or, USA. It always draws me back, for many reasons. Mostly, the people and nature and the belief system that people are to be valued and understood. I get sick often, because little children get every virus imaginable, and they mutate (lil buggers) the viruses, not the children, usually. I went to school (College) for Writing and Film, but was too stubborn to live in the car culture of Los Angeles, so pivoted to teaching animation and then just teaching. I also hated the long days. I wanted to have children who knew me. I am a total europhile, but also I am planning on traveling to Asia next year (if they will have me after all this political ruckus). I am not going for a super long trip, but for a couple weeks. I have, sigh, responsibilities like work and cats with asthma, etc. I am so privileged to be part of such a brilliant group of players!

Hi, I am Yasmin. I was born in Mönchengladbach/Germany. A town which is definitely not a podunk but also not the center of the world. Twenty years ago I moved to Hamburg. It paid off! Eversince people are always very thrilled when I tell them where I live and everybody wants to visit me;-) I love bright colors like yellow, orange and red. My closet looks like a rainbow.

Good old Missouri! I went to nursing school there and loved living there. Now I live in Oregon. But I grew up in Japan, and whenever anyone there asked me where I was from, I said "Ohio," although I had no memory or attachment to Ohio since we left when I was 2 years old. But I was always reminded of Ohio because the word for "Good morning" in Japanese is "Ohayo gozaimasu," which literally means "It is early," or, you could twist it to mean, "It is Ohio." Nursing did not work out for me and I went on to get a paralegal certificate. That eventually morphed into my present job as Quality Administrator/Regulatory Specialist in the aerospace industry. I love what I do. My favorite color is burgundy, however I mostly wear blue, and my home is all done up in blue, beige and white. I even got a blue handbag recently. What's up with that?

I am Deborah. I have lived my entire life in Missouri. I don't have a favorite color except when it comes to cars and that would be "plum crazy.". Although hemi orange and panther pink are nice too. You probably know what cars I prefer based on those colors too. Love playing with everyone here. This is a really great site that Alice has created. Thank you!

You first Alice :)