CURRENT MISSION

to survive another Kazakh winter!

ABOUT ME

I try to enjoy myself and learn whatever the situation and to appreciate the good things around me. I also tend to make fun of just about everything because life's funnier that way.

PHILOSOPHY

My life is my own and my fate rests in my choices.

Interests

I'm interested in everything and easily distracted. I mean, I can't look up a word in a dictionary without reading the entire page. Besides reading, food is my major passion. My husband and I are also really into outdoorsy stuff like hiking, camping and canoeing. We dig music and movies and talking and we really like getting to know new people.

• dining
• cooking
• movies
• reading
• music
• hiking
• canoeing
• camping

Music, Movies, and Books

liz phair, sebadoh, aquaduct, willie nelson, portastatic, bikini kill, roger miller, team dresch, ella fitzgerald, buzzcocks, mew, prince, guided by voices, a tribe called quest, donnie darko, punch drunk love, final destination 2, lost in translation, spaghetti westerns, citizen kane, a waking life, the fountainhead, jane eyre, another roadside attraction, lighthousekeeping, mumbo jumbo, trash, the magic mountain, ariel, guns, germs and steel

Teach, Learn, Share

I can cook. I'm self taught and what I do is often random, but I know some basics and I like to cook with other people. I'd really like to learn about different ethnic foods and cooking techniques. I'd also like someone to help me practice my French.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, France, India, Mongolia, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Kazakhstan, United States

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