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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
to explore and learn
ABOUT ME
A quirky but interesting and reliable friend who loves to travel, learn new languages, and meet new people.
PHILOSOPHY
Be open-minded. Try it for the experience.
Interests
I enjoy dancing, hiking, snowboarding, listening to a good mix of music, and watching independent/foreign films. I love meeting people from other cultures and learning new things. I like to volunteer in my free time.
- dancing
- movies
- traveling
- socializing
- music
- hiking
- snowboarding
- languages
- volunteering
Music, Movies, and Books
I'm told I have a rather eclectic taste in most things, from books to movies and music.
Books:
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner,
Most books by David Sedaris,
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald,
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Shows:
Arrested Development,
Monk,
Psych
Movies:
The Shawshank Redemption,
Pulp Fiction,
Let The Right One In,
Memento,
Io Non Ho Paura,
Most films by Alfred Hitchcock (Vertigo, Rear Window, Strangers On A Train... etc)
Music: A lot...
No Doubt, John Mayer, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, the xx, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Keane, Daft Punk, Mariah Carey, Rachel Yamagata, Matt & Kim, Jack Johnson, Miguel, Alicia Keys, MGMT, Usher, the Beatles, Calvin Harris, Eminem, Macklemore, the Cranberries, La Roux...
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
New Zealand
Countries I’ve Visited
Australia, China, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand
Countries I’ve Lived In
New Zealand, United States