Person to the left (Pttl):
Hi !
Next to me sits Georg
Georg (G):
He's right, my name is Georg
(Pttl):
Georg is deaf and blind.
I'd like to ask him when he lost his vision.
Georg, from when on did your vision deteriorate ?
(G):
I was born deaf. I grew up and went to school. When puberty set in, my vision became worse. I was turning blind. My vision became even worse over time. When I was 30, all I could see was a spot. Through this 2 degrees large hole, I could see, as if I was looking through a tunnel. I worked as a engineer, making technical drawings until my 40th. Then It all became too much, and I didn't want it anymore. I stopped working and went into retirement.
I got bored. I deliberated what to do and then the idea of finding me a hobby sprung to mind.
Look around, since then I build with lego-bricks.
(Pttl):
I'd like to ask Georg when he came up with this hobby.
Georg, when did you start with your hobby ?
(G):
When I was just a kid, I allready played with lego allot. Back then I used to build such creations. I was always very happy when I created something.
Later on at deafschool, other stuff became more important.
I put aside the lego and had to learn for school.
That continued and I started working as engineer.
It was when I retired and got bored, I started to remember how I played with lego as a kid. I took the lego-bricks from the corner and was glad I had something to do again.
(Pttl):
Now I am interested how many creations Georg allready made.
How many creations did you make so far ?
(G):
2003 I made the first real big building. It was a castle.
The castle had a tower with crenelations and a courtyard around that.
When I finished that I put it aside and build something else. It was a big house with doors that shut.
After that I build a building with a dome. The dome had a little tower ontop of it. I took down the dome and from those bricks constructed Doge's Palace (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge%27s_Palace,_Venice) after the example in Venice.
It looked so great. I'll show you some photos of my buildings.
2003 - Castle
2004 - Dome
2005 - Doge's Palace
2007 - Rialto
2009 - Gothic monastry with wellhouse.
(Pttl):
Now I'll ask Georg how many different bricks there are.
Georg, how many bricks are there in total ?
(G):
1's, 2's, 3's, 4's, there are many different shapes.
In total there are 29 different shaped bricks which I use all together.
(Pttl):
If Georg pays for the bricks himself or if they are being financed ?
Georg, do you have to pay for everything yourself ?
Or are you getting financial aid ?
(G):
Back when I used to work, my doctor told me I would loose my sight.
I then thought, what I could do in the future.
I now knew what was going to happen and I started saving up money.
I saved up until I retired and was able to buy all the lego bricks later on.
(Pttl):
That's interesting.
I'm going to say goodbye now.
I wish you allot of fun building and in the future allot of succes building with you lego bricks.
Bye
(G):
Bye
Very inspiring