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Male. 5'11". Blue eyes. Blonde hair.
The beginning is always a good place to start. Right?
I was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. Even though
I spent eighteen years waiting to get out of there, I now know Richmond was not such a bad place. By the tenth grade I realized
that I was turning into a couch potato. My remedy was to then become involved in as many extra-curricular activities as possible.
Theatre, marching band, yearbook editor, russian club, ecology club, pep club (don't ask), spanish club, etc. [Okay, I had
to break out the yearbook for this one. Memory lane can be shocking.]
Off to the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg,
Virginia, I went. I chose the school for the purpose of there obtaining a degree in Linguistics. Unfortunately, I fell two
classes short of that degree.With all the time I spent on partying, friends, road-tripping, shows, dating, and "dating", I
noticed that classes were getting in the way of my college experience. Instead, four years later I left with a degree in Theatre.
I
made technical theatre my career and linguistics and languages my main hobby. (Just take a look at all my
bookshelves and you get the idea.) I spent seven years as a Production Stage Manager for theatre and grand opera, even
joining two unions. However, I have given up theatre to move on. The bad economy, lack of jobs in my home city
of New York (was travelling too much for work), and a weakening union led me to seek a new career.
Recently, I started that new career in software localization and translation as a Project Manager here in New York.
Basically, I organize the process of taking a website, advertisement, or any documentation and converting it to "read" to
a different audience based on their language, their culture, relevant legal requirements, and any other needs. I coordinate
with clients, translators, editors, proofreaders, interpreters, desk-top publishers, and programmers so Mercedes-Benz can
sell cars to Vietnamese people or E-Trade can do internet business with that booming Haitian Creole marketbase.
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Favorites
MUSIC: dance, world-fusion, hip-hop, opera, classical, punk, 80s, disco,
techno, protest-rock
COLOR: green
FOODS: sushi, ice cream, italian, szechuan
SCENT: new paper,
lilac, thunderstorm
DRINK: water
ALCOHOLIC DRINK: Jack and Coke
FICTION BOOK: To Kill A Mockingbird
NON-FICTION BOOK: The World's Major Languages
DESTINATIONS SO FAR: Barcelona, Seattle, Austin, Paris, Chicago,
Portland Maine
DESTINATIONS YET TO SEE: Australia, London, St. Petersburg, Scandinavia
VEGGIE: broccoli
BRADY:
Marsha
MAC OR PC: PC
CAT OR DOG: cat (but dogs are cool too)
COKE OR PEPSI: whatever
STATES I'VE BEEN TO: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District
of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisianna, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia,
Wisconsin, Wyoming...... (no favorite)
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