THE PARTICIPANT PORTRAIT

JOACHIM GOTTSCHALK - SARDEGNA





Name
Joachim Gottschalk


Age
48


Religion
Evangelisch


Family
Married, one kid (boy 13 years old)


Profession
Ex pilot GAF (BO 41) retired


Passion
All kinds of sports, drawing, history and arts, flying and nature


How do you live
I'm happy to be in possession of a beautiful place at the sea-side near Cagliari with a nice house and a garden full of Mediterranean plants and a direct acess to the sea


What did you do on the day of recording
I brought the kids to school, jogged 1 hour with my dogs on the beach, read the newspaper and prepared breakfast. Than I worked in the garden, polished the cars and drove to a friend of mine. In the evening we had some visitors, we were sitting outside talking and drinking some bottles of wine


What would you normally be doing at the time of recording
At that time I usually sit on the terrace and draw or read


What do you prefer for breakfast
Coffee and a roll with honey


What do you prefer for the day`s most important meal
It's dinner - spaghetti or steak with "pane arrosto"


What do you believe in
Friendship


Your favourite TV show
I prefer all kind of news reports or documentations of actual events. On the other hand I like to see informations or documentations about other countries. Once in a while I enjoy even old "Western" and thriller


What did you do in your last vacation
In my last vacation a friend of mine and I took a little adventure trip over the old and new part of Germany with a Cessna 175 - aim was to fly into all remote little grass strips far away from civilisation! And we enjoyed sleeping in a tent under the wings, drink and talk with the local folks


What does the word "Time" mean to you
Time goes by - sometimes slowly, sometimes rapidely. It's the most precious thing in our life which we'll never possess and never understand


Why are you interested in the WorldVideo 40North Project
Interesting ideas and projects have to be supported


Whishes for the world
That mankind find a reasonable way to live together in equilibrium with our natural environment