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Meredith

Will work for travel

About Me

I am a stiletto-wearing wannabe-anthropologist & photographer who pays the bills (which I spend traveling the world) as an attorney. I lovelovelove adventure. Not jumping out of planes (I hate the feeling of falling) but doing/seeing/experiencing as much of life as I possibly can. Although I think I want to move to a tropical island and drink pina coladas all day long in a hammock...I would probably get bored. I've interned in NYC for D&G Dolce and Gabbana, studied photography in New Zealand/Australia, and studied int'l law in London, Spain, and Hong Kong. In the past 4 years I have traveled to 41 countries on 6 continents (only Antarctica is left) and my goal is at least 60 countries by the time I'm 30. I am applying for government attorney positions in DC now, but my goal is to eventually get a phd in sociocultural anthropology (focusing on southeast asia), which I want to teach at a university, do fieldwork, and make documentaries.PHOTOGRAPHY FROM PAST TRIPS...

My Interests

img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/mwyoung1/travels m.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and ImageTravel, photography, studying chinese, gourmet cooking classes, beach cruisers, making lists, frosting cupcakes, fireplaces, scrapbooks, interior design, late night drives, thai villas, anthropology, s'mores, karaoke, Colors mag, prefab houses, steamers, afternoon naps, having clothes made in China, safaris, yoga, egg mcmuffins, holgas, human rights, tropical islands, laughter, boats, fishnet stockings, stilettos

I'd like to meet:

People who are open-minded, happy, witty, and know how to enjoy life.

Music:

Goldfrapp, The Cure, Hooverphonic, Thievery Corp, Otis Redding, Federico Aubele, Ivy, Aimee Mann, Jem, Husky Rescue, Elliott Smith, Brazilian Girls, Buddah Bar, Sia, Suede, Madonna, Jimmy Buffet

Movies:

Weeping Camel, Amelie, Motorcycle Diaries, Constant Gardner, Lord of War, Indiana Jones, Bridget Jones's Diary, Love Actually, Family Stone, When Harry Met Sally, 16 Candles

Television:

Sex and the City, Law & Order, City Confidential, My So-Called Life, Grey's Anatomy, documentary crime shows
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Books:

Confessions of Economic Hitman, 1984, High Fidelity, Finding George Orwell in Burma, Bridget Jones's Diary, Fahrenheit 451, The Bell Jar, The Joy Luck Club, Jesus the Christ, The Lovely Bones, Chasing Che, Midnight in Garden of Good & Evil, My FBI, 1000 Places to See Before You Die, any travel book, non-fiction such as Freakenomics, The Tipping Point, and Blink.

Heroes:

any woman who gives birth. yikes.

My Blog

My real blog: http://www.vagabonding-tendencies.blogspot.com

Read me instead of myspace when you are bored at work.
Posted by Meredith on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 03:07:00 PST

100% American

[excerpt from "cultural anthropology"]In the 1930s, the prominent anthropologist Ralph Linton wrote a famous essay called 100% American". At that time, isolationism and nativism were important politic...
Posted by Meredith on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 05:22:00 PST

Mensa Invitational - Word Smithing (HILARIOUS)

Here is the Washington Post's Mensa Invitational which once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definit...
Posted by Meredith on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:58:00 PST

"Men Just Want Mommy" - READ THIS!!!!

I love Maureen Dowd.  I read her book "Are Men Necessary" earlier this year and it was amazing.  STOP.  I am not a lesbian or a man hater...trust me, I LOVE MEN.  But, Ms. Dowd bri...
Posted by Meredith on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:49:00 PST

BACK TO SCHOOL? phD in anthropology!

I have always wanted to be a professor...I just have not known what on earth I would teach...yesterday a good friend of mine, Dana, opened me up to a whole new world --> Sociocultural Anthropology!!!O...
Posted by Meredith on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:22:00 PST