Hi, Story Reading Ape readers! *Waves* *Blushes* *Smacks Head* Can I start over?

As you can tell, I’m a bit socially awkward. I’d call myself an introvert, but everyone who meets me and my big mouth in person has a conniption fit when I say that. I’ve taken to carrying articles about social introverts with me just to prove them wrong.

Where was I? Oh yeah, an introduction into Dena the person behind D.E. Haggerty. I was born and raised in the state of Wisconsin in the US but think I’m a European. I begged and begged and finally convinced my parents to send me to Germany for my senior year of high school. That experience caused me to develop a wicked case of wanderlust that I hope will never be cured. In addition to living in Germany, I’ve lived in the Netherlands and Turkey. Of course, I’ve lived in…