Nicola Paterson
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Non-Profit |
| Occupation | Being human |
| Location | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | I'm a Scottish woman, a Buddhist, a deep thinker but most of all a human being. Short CV: a bachelor of arts in English Language and Literature, a master's in film studies, a graduate teaching assistant at Ohio University and a journalist in London for two years. After stints at various jobs I'm volunteering and writing in Cardiff. Laugher, singer and ukulele player. Hiya. |
| Interests | Buddhism, Film, Books, Opera, Cats, Paris, Scotland, Wales, the meaning of life, the life of meaning. And last but not least Greek mythology. |
| Favorite movies | (Deep breath) Fanny and Alexander, North by Northwest, Three Colours: Blue, Amelie, The Red Shoes, Steamboat Bill Junior, 8 1/2, The Wizard of Oz, Before Sunrise/Before Sunset, My Night With Maud, Jules et Jim, La Baie des Anges, Breathless, The Woman Next Door, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Young Frankenstein |
| Favorite music | Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, Rossini, The Beatles, Calexico, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Peggy Lee, Camille, Serge Gainsbourg, Pavement, Kroke |
| Favorite books | The Good Soldier - Ford Madox Ford, An Unexpected Light - Jason Elliott, Suite Francaise - Irene Nemirovsky, film star biographies and autobiographies, After The Ecstasy The Laundry - Jack Kornfield, Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov, The Age of Kali - William Dalrymple, The Dark Tunnel - Piers Brendon, Birds of America - Lorrie Moore, For Esme With Love and Squalor - J.D. Salinger. |
What's the most amount of sand you've ever had in your swimming trunks?
While holding my nose and thinking of England.