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Resumen
Sobre mí
CURRENT MISSION
to get the word out to linguists about how interesting Kazakh and Kyrgyz are
PHILOSOPHY
I believe that humans should appreciate, respect, and try to learn about the environment around them. This means that an attempt should be made to understand everything (people, the environment, etc.--basically any scientific endeavour), respect it all for what it is, and appreciate it for what it can do for you.
Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Have couch, but not currently available for surfing. Need to settle into new place, and talk with new roommate if I even decide I have the time for this, what with doctoral work and all.. Sorry :(
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
None yet. Just heard good things from people I know.
Intereses
the letter l:
language, linguistics, linux, laterals, licorice, the Lorax, ... (e.g., laziness, lateness, laughter, lambda extraction)
Central Asia:
Turkic languages, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian (ugh, kind of), throat singing, snow leopards
enchantments:
snow, storms, seasons, warm evenings spent outside, mountains, sunsets, sunrises, city-scapes, freckles, ice skating, jigsaw puzzles
food (what, you're not interested in food?):
cookies, pumpkin, apples, cider, apple tea, tea, rooibos, red tea, horchata, homemade pizza; most things spicy, cheesy, or cardamomy; pretty much everything else
linguistics:
phonology, weird vowel harmony systems, sonority, the history of language families, SOV languages, C-less relative clauses, scientifically sound linguistics, constraint-based approaches (to everything), conlanging
other:
python, LaTeX, Yiddish, being Zorro/Westley, DDR, cute/vicious rodents, Vermont, Brandeis University
- rodents
- singing
- environment
- dining
- puzzles
- surfing
- history
- languages
- mountains
Música, películas y libros
Lots and lots of stuff, with slight folky, dreamy, and/or fun themes to much of it.
Algo increíble que he hecho
I guess it's a matter of perspective. Breathing is pretty amazing, I guess, but I don't know if I'd say that some of my "crazy" adventures in Central Asia count as amazing too.
Enseña, aprende, comparte
Linguistic theory. A few languages. Some computer stuff, including linux. Pick something from interests and I'll talk about it all night if I'm not stopped ;)