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Ronny

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I am a bookworm by some people's standards, but cannot sit still for more than five minutes (which poses a serious problem). I am also hopelessly addicted to roller-coasters (which are a joke in Peru), and can't think of a better way to spend a weekend than on the road with friends. I also love animals, especially dogs, and can stare at my plants for hours at a time.

And one thing anyone who meets me immediately realizes about me: I am obsessed with the six thousand or so languages spoken in the world today, and seriously wish I could understand every single one of them. Realistically, though, I speak English, Spanish, French, and a hybrid of European and Brazilian Portuguese that sounds like neither; plus I can read most Western Romance languages. I am also trying to teach myself German, Greek, Arabic, and Latin—and kicking myself in the @$$ for not having enough room in my head for Quechua, Mandarin, and Hebrew!

I'm a total nerd, and a Wikipedia freak :) —I just wish I was rich so I could rent a studio in Paris and study linguistics at the Sorbonne...

I Am 91% New Jersey!

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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Language geeks, animal lovers, feisty Portuguese women, amateur botanists, and pretty much anyone raised in New Jersey who isn't a materialistic slave of the US economy.

My Blog

Celebrity Morph" by MyHeritage

MyHeritage: Celebrity Morph - Family photos
Posted by on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:14:00 GMT

My Celebrity Look-alikes

MyHeritage: Celebrity Collage - Family history
Posted by on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:38:00 GMT

I love Peru...

I love this countrylove it with all my heart; I know that now. Never thought I would so much... my street, my narcissistic friends; my lonely, dusty hometown... my mother and her virtuoso culinary sk...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:13:00 GMT

Rest in Peace Coquito...

I miss you little guy. Hope you're somewhere out there, in Dog Heaven, chasing birds and rolling in the grass. I'm so sorry I couldn't keep you from harm. I didn't know, and I hate myself for it....
Posted by on Tue, 22 May 2007 23:41:00 GMT

"To the stars, and beyond..."

Man, I can't wait to go stargazing this weekendin just three nights, I have learned to spot nine constellations!!! Plus I can spot all the cool stars, fun, fun, fun...   Anyway, I was ...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:27:00 GMT

Meditations on the Peruvian Sky

I was looking at the constellations last night, marvelling at how different the sky is down here. All the constellations are unfamiliar, especially since you can't see Polaris and Ursa Major...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:07:00 GMT

A ½ Minute Rant by Lester Bangs

"I'll admit in front that I have a special affinity for things that don't quite fit into any given demarcated category, partly because I'm one of those perennial misfits myself by choice as well as fa...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:03:00 GMT