Mark

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Publishing
Occupation Aspiring Author
Location Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Introduction I was born a small child in Raleigh, NC. I graduated from North Carolina State University in 2000 with a degree in business. Upon graduation, at age 22, I moved to Charlotte to work for Wachovia. (large bank in the southeast) After living in Charlotte for 5 years I decided I wanted to backpack the world. So I quit my job in June 2006 and moved back to Raleigh to work at the family biz for 4 months, before departing on my journey in October 2006. My friend Dave and I plan to travel the globe for a year (or as long as our budget lasts). We plan to travel to S. America, Australia/NZ, SE Asia, and Eastern Europe. (these plans are subject to change) This blog is where we plan to chronicle our journey. Stay tuned.
Interests Travel, scube, ski, music, recess, soccer, beach, camping, family.
Favorite Movies Lord of the Rings, Lost in Translation, Braveheart, Best in Show, Solar Babies, A Christmas Story, Clockwork Orange, 2001, anything Kubrik.
Favorite Music Widespread, Clapton, Queen, Phish, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison
Favorite Books Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged, The Stand, Lord of the Rings, anything Dickens.

The first time you had your shoes taken off - how surprised were you to see that you still had toes?

I was wrapping a gift & had paper/tape, but no scissor. The scissor was in the last place I looked. I dropped the scissor sustaining no toe damage.