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Carrie

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About Me

I am from Hastings, Minnesota. I enjoy travel, Scifi, computer games (single player), beading (making jewelry) and taking long walks. I just moved to Mechelen, Belgium. This is my second time living overseas. I lived in Bosnia for three years.

My Interests

I get the biggest joy from traveling and seeing new places. So far I have been to Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Canada, Croatia, Germany, Hungry, Itay, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, the UK and US/Dutch/French territories in the Caribbean.

I'd like to meet:



Music:

I have been told that I have strange taste in music, but I do enjoy a very wide variety. I am actually really in to musicals (judge me if you will). Tom Waits rules. I think Johnny Cash was a genius. On the mainstream side I listen to everything from Evanescence to Korn.

Movies:

Favorite movies include: Dark City, Casino Royale, Ravenous, Run Lola Run, Boondock Saints, Dracula 2000, Hackers, Gosford Park, the A&E version of Pride and Prejudice, and Muppets Treasure Island.

Television:

Dr. Who, Torchwood, Stargate Atlantis, Anything on the Sci-Fi channel.

Books:

Favorite books/book series: Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion by Jane Austin, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Legend of Nightfall by Mickey Zucker Reighert, The Harry Potter series, and any book ever written by Elizabeth Peters.

Heroes:


Which Sesame Street Character Are You?


You are Count von Count. You are down-to-earth (mentally, not physically), mature, and precocious. You have many talents, and many friends that appreciate your quiet level-headedness.
Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

My Blog

Psychoanalyze Yourself

I got this from Bec. Fill in your answers and then scroll for the meaning behind it. Don't mess up the fun, do the answers first. 1. You are walking in the woods. You are not alone. Who are you walk...
Posted by Carrie on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:42:00 PST

Likes :) and dislikes :( about myspace

Likes Keeping in touch with Family :) (My top six)Opportunity to reconnect friends I haven't spoken to in years (I hadn't heard from Erika sense middle school until she found me on here)Keeps me from ...
Posted by Carrie on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:08:00 PST

Ephesus, Turkey

Today I did a day tour to the ruins of Ephesus, the Shrine of the Virgin Mary, the Temple of Artemis (which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World), and some local cultural arts shops. First we went...
Posted by Carrie on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:13:00 PST

HOW MUCH HAVE I CHANGED IN 6 YEARS?

Six years ago.....1.) How old were you?: 212.) Where did you go to school?: Inver Hills3) Where did you work?: UPS and MN Army National Guard4.) Where did you live?: Hastings, MN5.) Where did you han...
Posted by Carrie on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:57:00 PST

Who I am.

Apparently I'm a very Minnesotan religious computer nerd who is no fun at parties. You are 94% Minnesotan Have you lived here your entire life??? Wow! You are definetely an urban Minnesotan! Congr...
Posted by Carrie on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:02:00 PST

Positives vs. Negatives of living in Europe

Negatives Missing my family The fact that I am linguistically challenged. (Not really Europe's fault) Everything is twice as expensive. (Stupid US dollar) European parking garages. (This is more of a...
Posted by Carrie on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:02:00 PST

Ramstein

I love my new job!!!! This last month I was sent to Ramstein, Germany for work with my new team lead Trey. It was wonderful. I learned a lot, the people we worked great and helpful. I even made a...
Posted by Carrie on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:22:00 PST

Belgium...the beginning

I have a new friend named Ann who works here in Belgium with me. She picked me up from the airport and got me to the hotel. She also gave me a key to the office in case I got to the office before her ...
Posted by Carrie on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:25:00 PST

Belgium

I know that I am the world's worst correspondent. Please forgive me. I never really went to this site when I was in America. Here is synopsis of the last year or so. I came home to Minnesota and went ...
Posted by Carrie on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:05:00 PST

Last Weekend Jun 24-25

Last weekend my friends Nina, Carlos, Cody and I decided to take a trip to Sarajevo. Ive been to Sarajevo many times but this was a chance to see it one last time. I will be moving back to MN in about...
Posted by Carrie on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 07:09:00 PST