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  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Russian, Serbo-Croatian
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Student: Languages, Photographic Studies, Peredvizhnik
  • University of Nottingham, Durham University
  • From Lincoln (UK)
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Belgrade Research Trip June 2011

ABOUT ME

I'm a student at Nottingham Uni, studying languages (Russian and a language once called/formerly known as Serbo-Croat). I love to travel, meet new people. I'd say I was very open minded, and generally friendly to most. I like to keep busy... Just finished an amazing year studying in Russia, Saint Petersburg and Belgrade Serbia... but also travelling extensively around regions close by. I love music, going out and generally

I usually tend to work during term time in order to earn money, which meant teaching english, cafe work, laserquest and bar work.

I'm now studying a little bit of photography in the beautiful, historic, but alas small, city of Durham

PHILOSOPHY

Live, learn and laugh, and then probably continue to make the same mistakes (but all done with a little optimism!)

Interests

speaking languages and taking photos, and also how drink can affects my ability at both!

  • photography
  • drinking
  • traveling
  • music
  • cycling
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

well, Grombowicz's Ferdydurke, and Bulgakov's Master and Margarita are def faves. Films?... A Clockwork Orange, No mans land, Delicatessen, 101 Rejkjavik, Garden State, The Hours, The Pianist, Vozvrashenie, Mullholland Drive,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Finding a camel in Murmansk was quite a surprise, and i suppose what I'm currently still recovering from is a mega cycling trip along the entire Yugoslav coast, from Trieste in Italy to Ulcinj in the bottom corner of Montenegro... amazing

Teach, Learn, Share

i like to learn as i go through life and through the people i meet, especially over a drink.

However i have taught English in Russia and Poland...

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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