michael swerdloff
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | ESL Teacher, Reiki Teaching Master, Counselor, Social Worker |
| Location | Cheonan, South Korea |
| Introduction | I am a simple but complicated person. My interests and lifestyle are simple, but my mind and thoughts are complicated. I am smart but un-knowledgable, serious but playful, writer but can't type, flirt but rarely date and concerned but lazy. In short, this is a glimpse of my life; I knit while watching football. I am currently working for one year as an ESL teacher in South Korea. So far, I like it very much. I really enjoy bowing, it is such a positive way to acknowledge another person and to be acknowledged. Reiki is a major part of my life- sharing, receiving and teaching. I am a beginning writer and i do not type well, you are not officially warned. I invite your comments both on the content and writing. |
| Interests | Reiki, life, meditation, sports, creating art, writing, teaching esl, Korea, friends, cooking and eating, learning, swimming, beaches, sun, water, growing vegetables, and "stirring the pot". |
| Favorite movies | Crash, Bobby, The Horse Whisperer, Malcolm X and all Spike Lee's stuff, Groundhog Day, The Notebook, Bruce Almighty, Coach Carter, Remember The Titans, Stigmata, Field Of Dreams, Dreamer V for Vendetta, Love Actaully, A Love Song for Bobby Long, Hitch, Spiderman 2&3, The Butterfly Effect I&II, The 40 Year Old Virgin, When Harry Met Sally, Wedding Crashers, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The American President, Dave, The Red Violin, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Ali, Jerry MacGuire, Radio romantic comedies dramas that look at how we live life and our relationships and i like social commentary in movies |
| Favorite music | These days I am into African drumming, the Beatles, Marvin Gaye, Flamenco, J.S. Bach, Hande,l Vida, Celtic, Latin music Windham Hill, George Winston, Loreena McKennitt, Samite, Vas and anything accoustic with passion fire and guts. The list could be real long if i really took the time to be inclusive. |
| Favorite books | Don't read much- some spiritual literature from time to time except the sports section. After further review that statement is not true. Many books and authors have shaped and molded me. Here are some of my favorites: Edward Hays Rumi, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Maya Angelou, Phillip Gulley, Swami Rama, Lawrence Kushner, Kabir Helminski Joseph F. Grizone, Lao Tsu, Kahlil Gibran Thomas Merton, Thich Nhat Hanh G.I. Gurdjieff, Henri Nouwen, St. Theresa of Avila Santideva, Maimonides, H. H. The Dalai Llama, Mother Teresa, Og Mandino, Daniel P. Reid, Henry David Thoreau, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Pablo Neruda, Natalie Goldberg Books: Torah and Bible, Tao Te Ching Bhagavad Gita |
Foxes are clever and tigers are cunning. So, what's your cat's safety school?
Still and quiet, able to hide in plain sight.