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Javier

No se ve bien con los ojos, sino con el corazón.

About Me

I'm 23 years old and originally from Detroit. Most recently I graduated from Georgetown University with a dual degree in English and Spanish and am now looking forward to spending the next three years in New York City, studying at Fordham University Law School. I love learning languages and hope to study French, Arabic and Italian some day. Right now I'm going to focus on the Spanish, though! I spent my junior year of college abroad in Seville, Spain, where I had a phenomenal time learning about Spanish culture, making friends and improving my Spanish. When I'm not fumbling with verb conjugations and noun/adjective agreement, I like traveling, taking pictures of interesting people and places, reading novels, writing poetry, listening to all kinds of music - especially R&B and Salsa - and laughing with good friends. ..

My Interests

Photography***Poetry and literature by John Steinbeck, Nikki Giovanni, E.E. Cummings, Toni Morrison, Kurt Vonnegut, Gabriel Garcia Marquez...***Great music from the likes of Sarah Vaughan, Tracy Chapman, Triana, Cheb Mami, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Janet Jackson, Diana Krall, Eva Cassidy, Ibrahim Ferrer, Brandy, Aaliyah, Luther Vandross, Lauryn Hill, Tina Turner, Missy Elliott...***I love funny, intelligent, simple, elegant people. I love people who love to laugh. Traveling - visiting new places and revisting old places with a new perspective*** Interesting facts*** Abcnews.com; El Pais; New York Times***Cars - I want to own a Corvette and a Porche 911. I've driven a Rolls Royce - I can die a complete person.***Unexpected cards and letters from friends/relatives***Movies that spark conversation.

I'd like to meet:

***Hilary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Gordon Parks, Rosa Parks, Toni Morrison, Nikki Giovanni, Barack Obama, Cornell West, the Editors of Car and Driver, Maya Angelou, Angelina Jolie, Bill Gates, Nelson Mandela***

Music:

I love it! It's healing; it's cleansing; it's communicative; it's telling; it's vibrant and moody.I love Anita Baker - I own all her CDs. Luther has never failed me. Aretha can always jam with me - Chain, Chain! Diana Krall loves to croon for me. Eva Cassidy blows my mind. Celia Cruz always moves me. Marvin has taught me a lot. Beyoncé, Kelly and Michelle make me bounce. Lauryn Hill - and her former Fugees partners - make me think. Tracy Chapman is enchanting. Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams and Donnie McKlurkin lift me higher. Marvin and CC Winans take me there. Natalie Cole grooves me. Missy Elliott, Kanye West and Jay-Z get the party started. Whitney and Mariah are amazing.Those are just a few.

Movies:

Eve's Bayou, Malcolm X, What's Love Got To Do With It?, X-Men - both I and II, Spiderman II, Todo Sobre Mi Madre, Finding Nemo, Lorenzo's Oil, Batman and Batman Returns, Death Becomes Her, The Color Purple, The Matrix

Television:

The Cosby Show, A Different World, 20/20, Dateline NBC, Trading Spaces, While You Were Out, Frasier, New York Undercover, Living Single, Martin, Will & Grace, Aquí No Hay Quien Viva, Siete Vidas

Books:

Walk Two Moons, She's Come Undone, Middlesex, The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, Of Mice and Men, Beloved, Song of Solomon, The Bluest Eye, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Contact, Life of Pi

Heroes:

Mom, Grandpa/Grandma, Dr. Ben Carson

My Blog

www.ijfke.com

www.ijfke.com Just wanted to direct some traffic to my friend's web site.  She's an amazing photographer - specializing in fashion - and I've had the honor and pleasure of standing before he...
Posted by Javier on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:06:00 PST

The Beginning of the End

I've spent nearly an entire year abroad in Spain. I fell in love with the textures of cities like Barcelona, explored Madrid from one end to the next and made a home for myself in ...
Posted by Javier on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST