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About Me

I like... salsa dancing, sleeping in, smiling at strangers, good conversation, travel, red wine, taking pictures of everything and forcing them upon everyone, the smell of rain, walking around aimlessly, cocktails, dogs, new york city, tokyo, rio de janeiro, berlin, istanbul, rome, barcelona, crying from laughter, bare feet, holding hands, spicy food, trivia, sydney harbour, cultural diversity, my ipod, olives, the first sip of coffee in the morning, retro 50s furniture, loyalty, long & hot showers, karaoke, quality journalism, blossoms, inventing new words, the Cenny COAST of NSW, spontaneity, my mates, buying gifts for no reason, fresh herbs, pho, languages, grammar, spelling, city lights, bogans, sashimi, trees, plants, tomatoes, postcards, the 80s, balmy summer nights, no bullshit, street stylin', recycling, victor amske patapan wanawa, art, lindt dark chilli choc, guys with rhythm, LOUD music, creative expression, the freedom to not have to do what i am 'supposed' to do, people who don't take life or themselves too seriously and have the ability to stop, think, feel, enjoy and smile...
the most spectacular sights I've seen so far - Machu Picchu, Peru...
and Corcovado, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil...
....
DANCE as though no one is watching,
LOVE as though you have never been hurt before,
SING as though no one can hear you,
LIVE as though heaven is on earth.
S A K U R A
â€œFor a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin â€“ real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life. This perspective has helped me to see there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment you have and remember that time waits for no one. Happiness is a journey, not a destination.â€ Souza

My Interests

TRAVEL!! (next is Africa, Mexico, Argentina), salsa & samba dancing, photography (still trying to work out my crazy new canon SLR!!)

languages - (German, Spanish, ???, TÃ¼rkÃ§e), photo journalism, travel writing, travel photography, wasting time on the internet, media, news, art (Kahlo, Rivera, Hundertwasser, Klimt, Mucha), architecture & design (Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Gothic)

Music:

Latin Music - salsa, merengue, reggaeton, latin hip hop, bachata, cumbia, latin rock, latin house, samba

R&B, hip hop

soul, funk, house, drum 'n bass, disco, 80s

a bit of rock, emo & indie

John Mayer...
what is it about a man with a guitar?

John Mayer, Los Orishas, Juanes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tarkan, Ozomatli, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Zero 7, Xavier Naidoo, D'Angelo, Mika, Snoop Dogg, Aretha Franklin, Shakira, Cabas, Pharrell, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Celia Cruz, Joe Arroyo, Billie Holiday, PCD, Powderfinger, Robin Thicke, The Gossip, Otis Redding, Maxwell, Sade, Lauryn Hill, Jeff Buckley, Johnny Cash, Los Lonely Boys, INXS, Gotan Project, Justin Timberlake, Marvin Gaye, Jill Scott, Chaka Khan, Jack Johnson, Tina Turner, Jurassic 5, Amy Winehouse, Beyonce, Frank Sinatra, Roisin Murphy, Jan Delay, Shantel, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Eros Ramazzotti, Al Green, Percy Sledge, Bernard Fanning, Michael Jackson, Bloc Party, C&C Music Factory, Santana, The Roots, Calle 13, Buena Vista Social Club, Elvis Presley, Gipsy Kings, Erykah Badu, Janis Joplin, QOTSA, Ray Charles, Rosario, Fleetwood Mac, Guru

NO Nickelback! Ughhh...gross! I'm definitely not a techno or metal fan either

Movies:

Dirty Dancing, Amelie, Diarios de Motocicleta, Lost In Translation, Frida, Cool Runnings, The Castle..."son of Coco", Napoleon Dynamite..."freakin' iiidiots!"

Anything Mexican starring Gael Garcia Bernal or Diego Luna

Anything kooky and Johnny Depp-esque (still so good after 20 years!), Joaquin Phoenix, PenÃ©lope Cruz, Sean Penn

Anything by Baz Luhrmann, Pedro AlmodÃ³var, Alejandro GonzÃ¡lez IÃ±Ã¡rritu, Fatih Akin

80s transformation movies, cheesy dance flicks

Intelligent international cinema - films that make you think about life & love :)

NO romantic comedies starring Jennifer Aniston, excessive violence or animated kids' flicks

Television:

The Amazing Race, soooo addictive & hilarious

I love SBS in Australia !

Bad reality TV

Books:

Anything by Isabel Allende - I met her in 2004. She was a total inspiration!

Non-fiction, Classics

Big & gorgeous art books, ones with lots of pics - illustrations/ graphic design/ photographs

Lonely Planet publications of all kinds - phrasebooks, guidebooks, photographic books...

does National Geographic mag count?

NO fantasy, sci-fi and most definitely NO HARRY POTTER!

I am here for Friends and Networking