American Pen Pals - New Friends in United States

He/She must be emotionally intelligent and wants an emotional connection with me. He/She must know himself/herself deeply. He/She must be his/her most true and authentic self. He/She must be born and empowered by the Holy Spirit.

travel,meet,be friends or lovers? i love listening to music i am a shy person at first i love video games i play path of titans i also make music im not famous yet... i want to be a video game artist though and work with sony one day. i want to fall in love with someone one day as well im sweet kind and cheerful but please i dont like toxic people! it brings me down ........

I'm looking for someone who is ready for a long term relaltiionship and want to meet face-to-face and have a coffee conversation

im looking for friends or more
lets see where things go

I come from a somewhat neurotic family where only a couple members have had sufficient social skills to live a normal life. Being the youngest, I had to deal with that sort of thing, so I ran away as a child and defoo'd to get away from abuse. This means I'm not very family oriented—however I don't have anything against families or children if they aren't manipulative.

I retired from the military reserves and I earned almost a masters degree graduate in law just for the heck of it. My careers have not been ones requiring degrees, though, and I've been a trucker, a baker, and a corrections officer. I'm very law abiding, I dislike drugs, and I manage my money smartly. I won't deal with people who have unhealthy ways such as smoking or drug use.
As you can see here, I like to write and write and write, and I can a bit of a grammar/punctuation cop. I lean conservative politically, and I emphasize self-reliance and accountability for what one says.

I'm happily married and like to travel—even internationally. I get a lot of "lonely" women here. If I wanted dates or sexual relationships, I'd join one of those kinds of sites! I was under the impression that this was a penpal site but I keep getting (probably for profit) sensual female solicitations here. Although I'm basically happy, my life could be better with people I could trust who are clear thinkers and have their emotions in check. I also have no significant disabilities or health problems. I'm happiest alone, but have plenty of confidence if needed to deal with a group. [Note: the field above will not allow me to state that I dislike TV.] Hobbies: raise chickens, world travel, build computers, beekeeping, gardening and fruit trees, cheap but smart living, and learning. I get interested in just about anything very easily, but I tend to shun conspiracy theories e.g. "flat earth" or non-mainstream religions.
You may not have gotten this impression so far from what I wrote and how I wrote it, but actually my personality is dominated by humor. I'm a lover of comedy, such as wisecracks, absurdity, and wit and I will often even use clever wisecracks in place of "hello". Not campy or obscene stuff please, fart jokes=:(. No humor that puts people down unless you are sure they don't mind. I even like comedy or novelty music.
My biggest passion is geography and I have been to many countries. The best candidates (not exclusively, though) are people in other countries that will tell me what it's like there!

One last thing, I'm sorry for all the redundant "I's" So how have YOU been?