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Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
@EVA.SCHIAVE
Member since 2012
CURRENT MISSION To experience different ways of life with out having a huge "to do" list ABOUT ME This is a hard one... so I will be a bit random in how I answer it: For the past six months I have worn a ring on my pinky finger that says "Curiouser and curiouser." Not because it is a quote from "Alice in Wonderland" but because it perfectly describes the feeling that I get when I am traveling... Going one place will expose me to a new thing or person and there is an exchange of ideas that will inspire my journey around the world even further. It is a constant process of unending curiosity, excitement, and fulfillment. PHILOSOPHY I think it is in a process of revising itself. I think that what I am rapidly learning is that life isn't really about ticking of an expected "to do list"- because all the "to do lists" we give ourselves just end up shutting us out from unexpected and wonderful things.
Fluent in English
Learning Spanish
1 Vouch
Music, Movies, and Books
Currently plowing through anything and everything by Neil Gaiman. Also have a knack for trying to read books written by authors from the countries I am visiting- so things get a bit random.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
That is a bit hard to narrow down. The most recent awesome-knock my socks off-thing was being serenaded by Mongolian throat singers in a Ger on my birthday
Teach, Learn, Share
I used to be a historian- In particular, I focused a lot on 19th century social history around prostitution. So if you want to know more about that- feel free to ask.
My Interests
Cheese, reading books in hammocks, photography, avoiding mosquitoes, stepping outside my comfort zone, snorkeling, museums, and subways