Matt Prater
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| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Introduction | Ever since I was a kid, I've wanted to be Indiana Jones. To explore impenetrable jungles, remote temples, exotic bazaars. To experience the unfamiliar customs of faraway cultures. I even hate snakes. So I proceeded to obtain a degree in archaeology, art history, and ancient civilizations. After graduation, the real world suddenly set in, and I got a job in marketing. Besides ... I'm far too clumsy to use a whip, and the Nazis aren't really too much of a nuisance these days. In the five years since college, I've developed an ever-increasing passion for travel photography. Inspired by the need to expand my portfolio and those action-packed dreams from childhood that kept gnawing away at me, I knew I had to satisfy my wanderlust. And not with a two week vacation. A true escape from the monotony of modern life. I knew that if I became too complacent, I would always wonder ... what if? So, forcing myself to step way outside my comfort zone, I've planned an adventure worthy of Dr. Jones himself. For over a year, I'll be following in the footsteps of the great explorers—David Livingstone, Marco Polo, James Cook. Five continents. Thirty countries. One backpack. |
| Interests | Photography, Travel, Cultures, Graphic Design, Architecture, Movies, Weight Lifting, Biking, Hiking |
| Favorite movies | The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Magnolia, The Shawshank Redemption, Children of Men, The Big Lebowski, There Will Be Blood, Kill Bill, Forrest Gump, Alien, Sunshine, The Fountain, Pan's Labyrinth, Blindness, WALL-E, Up, Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Monsters Inc., Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, The Dark Knight, V for Vendetta, Donnie Darko, The Royal Tenenbaums, Fight Club, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Fargo, A.I., Jurassic Park, 12 Monkeys, Sin City, Frida, Titus, Contact, The Truman Show, The Neverending Story |
| Favorite music | Radiohead, Snow Patrol, Coldplay, Rob Dougan, Interpol, Sigur Rós, Death Cab for Cutie, The Killers, Travis, Garbage, Malajube, Björk, Sufjan Stevens, Modest Mouse, Franz Ferdinand, The Fatales, Sound Team, Muse, Massive Attack, Depeche Mode, David Bowie, The Beatles, John Williams |
| Favorite books | Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Arthur C. Clarke's Rama Series, The Lord of the Rings, 1984 |