Evan
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Student |
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Links | Wishlist |
| Introduction | I am 24 years of age, have just completed a Master of Arts degree in English at the University of Auckland and am now studying towards a Teacher's Diploma. I live in the city's south-eastern suburbs, a region with a high immigrant population. I am an immigrant myself, having left South Africa, the country of my birth, for New Zealand in 1993. I am Jewish, and consider my Jewishness central to my personal identity. That would make me an ex-South African New Zealand Jew, I guess. I'm tempted to add my eye-colour to that list, but then again, no... I am not very religious, but I belong to an Orthodox synagogue because I value a traditional service. As far as my political beliefs are concerned, if pressed I would say I am centre-right, but I am not all that fond of labels. That said, I am a Zionist, and I support the State of Israel's right to exist as the homeland of the Jewish people. I dislike extremism in any form, political or religious, and I deplore totalitarianism. Literature, writing, film and music are my passions. I contribute regularly to Craccum, the University of Auckland's student magazine. |
| Favorite movies | Ingmar Bergman, Werner Herzog, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Akira Kurosawa, Hayao Miyazaki, Yasujiro Ozu |
| Favorite music | The Band, The Beatles, David Bowie, Billy Bragg, Kate Bush, Jeff Buckley, The Clash, Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Genesis (Peter Grabriel era), Paul Kelly, Joni Mitchell, Joanna Newsom, The Pogues, Queen, Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel, The Smiths, Richard Thompson, Richard and Linda Thompson, Tom Waits, The White Stripes |
| Favorite books | Jane Austen, Jorge Luis Borges, Anton Chekhov, J.M. Coetzee, Günter Grass, Vladimir Nabokov, V.S. Naipaul, José Saramago, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Leo Tolstoy, Patrick White |