Volker Westermann - That´s How He Rolls

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22/09/2010

 
Volker Westermann; © ABM Medien

Name: Volker Westermann
Age: 36
City: Munich, Germany
Occupation: Editor / Host of the TV show “Dinner for Everyone“
Handicap: Osteogenesis imperfecta (Brittle Bone Disease)



REHACARE.de talked to the German television chef Volker Westermann about happiness, his desires and surprising timeliness.

REHACARE.de: What makes you get up in the morning?
Volker Westermann.: The joy to be in this world and to be able to experience this in a state of wakefulness.

REHACARE.de: What is your favorite place and why?
Volker Westermann: A sauna. It is pure relaxation.

REHACARE.de: Who or what impresses you?
Volker Westermann: Positive people, who walk through life with a sense of humor.

REHACARE.de: What is your most valuable possession?
Volker Westermann: My wife, with whom I have lived happily for the past 15 years.

REHACARE.de: What are you fed up with?
Volker Westermann: Patronising bureaucrats.

REHACARE.de: What makes you relax the most?
Volker Westermann: Sitting on my couch in front of the fireplace, watching a good movie while having a glass of red wine.

REHACARE.de: What makes you happy?
Volker Westermann: Having accomplished a lot so far.

 
Toys from the days of childhood are often linked to a lot of nice memories; © SXC

REHACARE.de: Is there something you should throw away, but won’t?
Volker Westermann: My toys from when I was a child.

REHACARE.de: Name three things that make for a fulfilled life!
Volker Westermann: To give, to enjoy, to be patient (something that’s hard for me to do)

REHACARE.de: When was the last time you felt blown away by something?
Volker Westermann: When my wife came home on time.

REHACARE.de: What questions would you like to know the answer to?
Volker Westermann: Why is life racing by so fast?

REHACARE.de: When was the last time you felt like hiding from something?
Volker Westermann: Do I have to?

REHACARE.de: What makes a person rich?
Volker Westermann: His/her circle of friends.

REHACARE.de: What is your philosophy of life?
Volker Westermann: I don’t need a philosophy.

Translated by Elena O'Meara.