Don Feidner

Last Update:- 28 May 2011

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Don was born in Indiana in the USA in 1948. He is a technical writer, editor, amateur musician, and part-time adventurer, who was never able to settle down in one place. Somewhat of a “nomad,” he has moved 32 times in his life and has visited 42 different countries throughout the world. During the Vietnamese war, Don could not envision himself shooting at people and enlisted in the US Air Force. He landed shortly thereafter in Germany and discovered that learning a foreign language was really quite easy. Traveling mostly around Europe, Don learned how fascinating it could be to see the world. After the Vietnamese war was over, he returned to Indiana for a while, but he missed his friends in Europe and the cultural differences that allowed him to use his language skills.

When the “Wanderlust” attacked him again, he eventualy made his way back to Europe where he has lived for over 30 years. He attended three universities where he learned to speak German, Spanish, and French. He can also get by in a few other European lanuages. Later, he attended graduate school and received a Masters-Level Certificate in Information Systems Management.

He has worked in a chemistry laboratory, in psychiatry, as an international consultant in the automotive industry, as a computer operations center manager, as intelligence representative for the US Government, as covert operations officer in the US Air Force, as author, trainer and consultant for NATO, and as a technical writer for SAP Corporation in Germany. At 58, in 2006, he retired and began a new fun carreer enjoying cycling tours on his bicycle.

He loves the mountains, the rivers, the sea, nearly everyone he meets, and his Creator, who gives him strength and purpose in life. 

In addition to cycling, Don’s hobbies include kayaking, snow skiing, mountain climbing, gardening, writing about his travels, and photography. He also sings tenor in the Herbertscher Chor -- an award-winning choir in Germany -- and plays the guitar and trumpet in his local community.

Don lives together with his German wife, Angela, a nutrition scientist, and his two sons, Marcus and Christian, in Höchst in the Odenwald, not far from the city of Frankfurt on the Main River. Chris will soon be teaching English in Burma, and Marcus will study interactive computer graphics at a nearby university.

Oh yes, when the Wanderlust attacks him, it isn’t long before he leaves family and home to go on another cycling tour. Thanks to modern technology, he can chat daily with everyone in his family -- from any country in the world.

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