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Overview

  • 7 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Polish; learning Japanese
  • 45, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Mom to a toddler & insurance agent.
  • MA in Asian Studies (focus on Japan)
  • From Jersey girl (USA)
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About Me

PHILOSOPHY

"Life is just a dream on the way to death." It's over before you know it-- so make the most of it. There is no day like today-- so live without regrets.

Interests

I love traveling and try to do so as much as possible. I want to see the world. Lately my travels have been on hold because I'm busy taking care of my daughter.
I like photgraphy, craft beer, camping, music, live shows and concerts, painting, theatre, piercings, tattoos, coffee, art museums, movies,

  • arts
  • tattoos
  • piercings
  • concerts
  • beer
  • coffee
  • movies
  • traveling
  • painting
  • music
  • kayaking
  • camping
  • snowboarding
  • olympics
  • swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm a hug fan of The Crow (comic book and movie), as well as all Tim Burton films (mainly A Nightmare Before Xmas, Edward Scissorhands, Corpse Bride), Kevin Smith movies, it's the Jersey background (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, etc), and I like anything with Johnny Depp or Drew Barrymore and mosr horror flicks.
As for music the list can go on and on but to highlight, some of my favs are NIN, Tori Amos, the Misfits, Balzac, Metallica, Operation Ivy, Rancid, Bad Religion, Pennywise, My Chemical Romance, Led Zeppelin, A Perfect Circle, Motionless in White and tons more.
Fav books include Steven King and Anne Rice novels, as well as historical books about Japanese WWII atrocities.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camel safari through the Indian desert.
Kayaking Halong Bay, then a week later doing a homestay with a family in the tribelands of northern Vietnam.
Day spend photographying the various Angkor ruins.
Snowboarding in Niseko (Sapporo) and Hakuba (Nagano)- both former Olympic Games sites in Japan.
Swimming in an underground river in Mexico.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Cambodia, Canada, Czech Republic, England, Germany, India, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, South Korea, Thailand, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Poland, United States

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