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Andy Manea
12-08-2004, 06:00 PM
<img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/andy_intro.jpg" /> <br /><br />Hi folks! I am a new Editor-in-Training and would like to take the chance to introduce myself to you. My user name on this site was Xendula so far, and still is on PPCT, but my “real” name is Andy Manea – and, before you start to wonder about my avatar - I am not a man and Andy is just short for my actual name which, of course, I will not mention here, as I obviously don’t like it too much.<br /><br />Half of the time I live close to <a href="http://www.frankfurt-tourismus.de/weihnachtsmarkt.html">Frankfurt</a> - Germany and the other half in Providence – <a href="http://visitrhodeisland.com/recreation/beaches.html">Rhode Island</a>.<br /><br />I have a M.A. in language teaching, am currently teaching German to Americans - soon also through online classes, and finally decided to start my Ph.D. but don’t have a clear topic in mind yet.<br /><br />My love for electronic “toys” started with my first digital camera and Pocket PC many years ago, and as I travel so much I am specifically interested in small, portable gadgets but also in ways to productively implement the use of these devices in a classroom environment.<br /><br />I hope to bring a European perspective into these forums, make more information available through my foreign language knowledge and, in general, be able to make a valuable contribution to a site I love so much. :x-mas:

Zack Mahdavi
12-08-2004, 06:06 PM
Andy, good luck, and most importantly, have fun!

Jason Dunn
12-08-2004, 07:25 PM
Welcome to the team Andy! :D

Mike Temporale
12-08-2004, 07:50 PM
Congrats and Welcome ! 8)

Filip Norrgard
12-08-2004, 08:01 PM
Willkommen, Andy.

Nice to have you on the team! :)
The DMT team sure is growing fast although the site is still of young age... :D

Felix Torres
12-08-2004, 08:21 PM
If you're not a man, then you must be..........AN ALIEN!!! 8O :?

Or something even rarer in techie circles. :twisted:

Hope the locals behave...

Pat Logsdon
12-08-2004, 09:40 PM
Welcome, Andy!

Jonathon Watkins
12-09-2004, 01:44 AM
Good to see you. Welcome indeed! 8)

Gary Sheynkman
12-09-2004, 02:36 AM
Guten Tag!


Welcome :) :D

Darius Wey
12-09-2004, 03:28 AM
Glückwünsche!

Hope you enjoy being a part of the Thoughts team. Best wishes. :)

Andy Manea
12-09-2004, 01:11 PM
Thank you all for you kind words, it almost brought tears to my eyes, that's how moved I was :D

James, we call Germany "Deutschland" (you pronounce it 'doichlund'). Why? What did you think? Dutchland? :P BTW, did you all know that the "Pennsylvania Dutch" are not really Dutch but German?!

You can ski here, but as we only have a tiny narrow strip of the Alps, people usually go to Switzerland, France or Austria if they want to make sure there is snow nowadays (the Greenhouse Effect, you know!), preferably to ski on a glacier. It only takes a few hours to get to any of these countries from here.

The :robot:

Jonathon Watkins
12-09-2004, 02:11 PM
Thank you all for you kind words, it almost brought tears to my eyes, that's how moved I was :D

A beautiful moment. Group hug time?

(Imagine a Group Hug Emoticon here btw. It seems to be missing. :wink: ).

dacs29
12-09-2004, 05:30 PM
Welcome from a DMT reader that also spends his time between the US (NY) and Germany (Bamberg). Anyway, good luck and viel Spass!

David

Darius Wey
12-09-2004, 06:26 PM
A beautiful moment. Group hug time?

(Imagine a Group Hug Emoticon here btw. It seems to be missing. :wink: ).

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/images/smiles/grouphug.gif

Easily solved. ;)

Janak Parekh
12-09-2004, 10:05 PM
Welcome to the team, Andy! :D

--janak

klinux
12-10-2004, 02:40 AM
Welcome!

the_rapture
12-11-2004, 01:07 PM
Welcome aboard and I'll be interested in your stories from the otherside of the great pond.

I was stationed near Frankfurt at Rhein Main AB.

Andy Manea
12-11-2004, 07:45 PM
I was stationed near Frankfurt at Rhein Main AB.
Oh, that post is closing down, soon :( It already looks pretty deserted.

kenjancef
12-15-2004, 07:01 PM
http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/andy_intro.jpg

Half of the time I live close to Frankfurt (http://www.frankfurt-tourismus.de/weihnachtsmarkt.html) - Germany and the other half in Providence – Rhode Island (http://visitrhodeisland.com/recreation/beaches.html).

Welcome from a fellow Rhode Islander, I am from East Providence. Looking forward to your contributions!!

Ken