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Overview

  • 6 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Latin; learning Arabic (North Levantine), French, Italian, Spanish
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Student/Teacher
  • UMass Amherst for B.A. in Classics
  • From Westford, MA
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

See the sights, seize the opportunities, hike the trails, make a mark

ABOUT ME

I am a daydreamer and an adventurer. I wander and I see the beauty. I want to see as much of this world as I can before my time is up.
I am a lover of languages and cultures. I am a lover of friends and good times. I am a lover of food. If you feed me, I will hug you.
I am a student of Classical Languages. I want to teach. I want to make a difference in lives mostly, but teach too.
That's about all I have. I'm very laid back, but I know how to have a good time. You are welcome to come exploring with me.

PHILOSOPHY

A life lived without adventure is a life wasted. I want to meet and love as many people as I can, and see and live as much life as I can. That is why I do the things I do.

Work hard, be kind, and enjoy life.

Interests

Dead Languages, Living Languages, Books, Cooking (not baking), Martial Arts, Adventuring, Hiking, Camping, Climbing, Wandering, Playing Guitar Poorly, Knitting Mediocrely, Clouds, making artsy craftsy type things, Citrus Fruit, Free Writing, Cycling, and most of all Dreaming.

  • arts
  • writing
  • books
  • beauty
  • dining
  • cooking
  • baking
  • knitting
  • guitar
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • camping
  • adventure races
  • martial arts
  • rock climbing
  • teaching
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I love Bruce Lee/Kung Fu flicks. I love movies in general, but give me some martial arts flicks any night of the week and I will be a content soul.

I love all kinds of music. I appreciate everything. No really, everything.

A couple of my favorite authors are Dostoevsky and Hesse, but I mostly read dorky non-fiction/history books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Staying up all night with the midnight sun in Iceland for two weeks. I'm planning on doing it again very soon

Teach, Learn, Share

I don't have many special skills. I'm a mediocre cook, guitar player, martial artist, and linguist. Despite my lack of interesting talents or skills to teach, I'd say I'm a really great teacher. Maybe I can teach you a little something about this beautifully fleeting thing we call life

Countries I’ve Visited

Iceland, Ireland, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States

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