CURRENT MISSION

Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

PHILOSOPHY

It's very simple: I live so that I don't regret. As a result, I'm constantly challenging myself and whatever notions I hold (and what notions people hold about me). I usually do things the hard way. I almost always take the road less traveled. Sometimes I pay for it, but mostly, I gain from it.

Interests

Varied and constantly changing, but currently...
Ethnography
Modernity in Japan
Public Radio (esp. BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play and NPR's This American Life)
Modern Ukrainian Literature
The immigrant experience

• literature

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Girl With a Pearl Earring, Pride and Prejudice, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Man With A Movie Camera (w/ Cinematic Orchestra ST), The Red Violin, The English Patient, The Matrix (all three), A Clockwork Orange, V for Vendetta, The Royal Tenenbaums

Music: Cinematic Orchestra, Johnny Clegg, Paul Simon, Weezer, Delinquent Habits, Dave Matthews Band, Led Zeppelin, Carsick Cars, Freshlyground

Books: well, currently I'm just reading for my course. But my favorites from that are The Calligraphic State, Veiled Sentiments, The Law of Desire, and The Time of the Gypsies.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Morocco

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States