Born in Germany. Lived through an awful war. Can never forget the hunger, the icy winters without heating, the panic of being buried under a bombed house. It left an imprint: I hate waste, feel contempt for luxuries and senseless consumerism. Now a naturalized Australian I spend the colder months in the outback's wilderness with my dog Rusty. Nature gave me back balance after a bumpy life. It also prevents self-importance.