CURRENT MISSION

Slaying vampires

ABOUT ME

My name is Russell, and I'm a PC Volunteer in a rural Romanian village: land of Transylvania, Stefan Cel Mare,, tuica and Dracula. As a precaution, I sleep with wooden stakes and holy water under my pillow, but I think word has spread among the local vampires not to screw with me. I’m a pretty intimidating guy. I've got more photos on www.russellshankland.com.

Interests

Slaughtering pigs, dodging bird flu, downing homemade wine, lighting wood-burning stoves, hanging w/ bunicas, wearing slippers, breaking out in hives, pathetically attempting to grow facial hair for warmth

• wine
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Catch-22, Master and Margarita, Miguel Street, Breakfast of Champions, Bagombo Snuff Box, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Airplane. Field of Dreams. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Hudsucker Proxy. Goonies. The Princess Bride. Cider House Rules. American Beauty. Karake Kid. Back to the Future. Indiana Jones. Royal Tenenbaums. Bottle Rocket. Casablanca. Pulp Fiction. The Usual Suspects. National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1. Teen Wolf.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Romania, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Romania, United States