Nicholas
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Teacher (ESL) |
| Location | Changhua, Taiwan |
| Introduction | I am 25, finished university from a small liberal arts college in the hills or Portland, OR. I moved to Taiwan to teach English for 3 years (half way done) and to learn Chinese. I am getting ready for graduate school to study International Relations and then off to law school after that in Washington, DC. I grew up in California, but have traveled the world. I speak English, French, Spanish, German and of course, Chinese. I see the world as constantly changing and unconditional love being the guiding force in this small place we call home. |
| Interests | Chinese and Taiwan, black and white photography, surfing, running for long periods of time, BARK magazine, puppies, les cafés avec des bons amis (coffee shops with good friends), training for marathons, boxing, sun setting and watching the silhouettes of waves role towards the beach, photography in petite French villages, koalas, green tea, Bosco my best friend (dog), James Dean, speaking French, francophone culture, Taiwanese culture, CLASSIC FILMS, spending the day alone walking the streets of Paris, the Balkans, or small villages in Taiwan. |
| Favorite movies | In God's Hands (Surf Film), Roman Holiday, Rebel Without a Cause, GIANT, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, East of Eden, Joyeux Noel, L'Auberge Espagnol, Endless Summer I/II, Tin Cup, The Pianist, James Bond, The Italian Job, Office Space, Roman Holiday, Old School, Moulin Rouge, Breakfast at Tiffany's and Guys and Dolls, Sabrina (my sister made me watch it so many times that it became ingrained in my life) |
| Favorite music | Emmanuel Moire, Marcel, Herbie Hancock, Jon McLaughlin, John Coltraine, The Fray, The Calling, Gavin DeGraw, Faudel, , Paulo Nutini, Jamie Cullum, Little Big Town, Corinne Bailey Rae, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Keith Urban, City and Colour, Rascal Flatts, Juanes, , Everclear, Louis Armstrong, Carla Bruni, Semisonic, Ryan Cabrera, Buena Vista Social Club, Jack Johnson, Lifehouse, Snow Patrol, Maroon 5, Our Lady Peace, Chris Thile, NICKEL CREEK, did I say Jamie Cullum? |
| Favorite books | Petite phliosophie de l'amour, Where the Wild Things Are, Winnie the Pooh, Les Fleurs du Mal, Baudelaire, Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food (I dig Michael Pollan's progressive work), One Hundred Years of Solitude, Catcher in the Rye, Romeo and Juliet, 1968, Robert Kennedy by Evan Thomas, Jihad v. McWorld, Beirut to Jerusalem, The World Is Flat, Longitudes and Latitudes, anything by Thomas Friedman, The Little Prince (en Français), Basque History of the World, Woody Allen books, Harvey Pennick's Little Red Book, Roussou's Social Contract, The Bible, The Koran (it is best to get a second opinion and understand what 1 billion other people think), Le Petit Laurousse, any book dealing with international politics or relations, legal jargon books such as, legal discourse, conflict resolution - really boring stuff that seems to spark an interest in me, dealing with law that is, especially international law, love it! Le Droit International Public... |