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Dane Zen

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About Me

I am a Canadian currently living in Australia; an incredible sun burned country. Traveling seems essential to my existence. I have lived in Indonesia and traveled extensively in the archipelago, and around South East Asia and the Pacific; with still lots left to see and experience. I work to live, and want to experience it all.I am the happiest when in nature, miles from nowhere, and the serenity and peace of mind that it affords me. But also love to feed off the frenetic energy of the city.In fact there is still so much more of this world to experience...why am I sitting in front of a screen? Can the world be truly experienced electronically I think not, but the human experience can be enrichened a little by through meeting an immense amount of new people, not possible without this medium, or a shitload more travel. Both I look forward to. A lot.

My Interests

Silver surf, turquoise water, white beaches, green forests, blue mountains, golden fields, red sun.

Music:

Great Canadian folk n' blues with some grunt, Willie P. Bennet, Freddy Eaglesmith, Blue Rodeo, and of course Alanis; Down and get dirty blues: Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Leadbelly, B.B.King, John Lee Hooker, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee; Some incredible women , Bonney Rait, Etta James, Aretha Franklin , and some unbelievable jazz by Ella Fitzgerald, who I swear has the voice of an angel; Progressive Jazz by Pharoah Sanders, Nils Petter Molvar, Mouth Music, St. Germain, and Arvo Part; and most recently my son has introduced me some great dance music, Tiesto, Paul Van Dyke, Arven Van Buren

Movies:

The best I've seen recently is Ten Canoes, a great insight into Australia's original land carer's.

Television:

The evil little box, that deadens your mind and sucks the soul from your body

Books:

Just about antyhing by these authors. Great story tellers - John Irving, Robertson Davies, Micheal Ondaatje,Tom Robbins,Hemmingway,A.S.Byrant,William Gough; Some of the best humour and satire by Kurt Vonnegut, and P.J.O'Rourke; Travel and adventure - Paul Theroux and Bill Bryson; Science Fiction - William Gibson, Bruce Sterling and Frank Herbert; Mind expansion - Carlos Castaneda, June Singer, Steven Covey, Norman Vincent Peale, Danial Goleman; some great non fiction by Jon Krakuer and Micheal Moore