Matt
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Government |
| Occupation | Community Organizer |
| Location | Lima, Ohio, United States |
| Introduction | I was born and raised in Ohio. I am a lifelong Catholic Christian who has always been interested in the big questions of life. I have a passion for learning especially Philosophy, Science, Religion, History and Culture. I graduated from the University of Toledo in 2001 with a B.A. in International Relations. I married my soul-mate, Jen in 2001 and we moved to rural Tanigumi-mura Japan where we taught English for 3 years. We moved to California and lived in San Francisco and the Bay Area for 4 years. Tired of sitting on the sidelines, I began volunteering for the Barack Obama campaign in March of 2007 and was eventually hired as a Field Organizer. Through the Obama campaign, I found my calling and moved back to Ohio to continue organizing. In 2009 I helped the field operations of the Keith Wilkowski for Mayor of Toledo race. After that, I was hired as a Regional Field Director for 15 northwestern and north central Ohio counties for the 2010 Democratic Coordinated Campaign. Jen and I are continuing to volunteer as we wait for the next organizing opportunity to present itself. |
| Interests | Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Travel, Science, , Art, Movies, Cooking, Science Fiction, History, Technology, Fantasy, Education, Coffee, Books, Cats |
| Favorite movies | Star Wars Movies, The Lord of the Rings Movies, The Matrix Movies, Das Boot, The Godfather Movies, Watchmen, Alien, Aliens, Ganhdi, The Indiana Jones Movies, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, II, and VI, The Fountain, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Pulp Fiction, UHF, Spaceballs, Saving Private Ryan, Ghostbusters, and many many more. |
| Favorite music | Vivaldi, Mozart, INXS, Information Society, Led Zeppelin, 12 Girls Band and more... |
| Favorite books | Plato's Republic, The Lord of the Rings, Foundation and Earth, Foundation's Edge, The Hobbit, The Years of Rice and Salt, The Third Wave, Guns Germs and Steel, Dreams from my Father, Watchmen, Shogun, Tai-Pan, Gai-Jin, Noble House, The Most Human Human, The Fourth Turning, The Stuff of Thought |