Get to know each other! (jpod101 user profiles)

[Ulver_684]

Name: Terry
Age: 27
Place of birth: Spanish Fork, Utah USA
Furthest location travelled: Boston, MA USA
Places you want to go: Ireland, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Australia
Spoken languages: English
Written Languages: English
Languages in the process of learning: Japanese, Irish
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Swing Dancing, Open Source Software Development, Video Games
Occupation: Computer Programmer/Network Administrator/All Around Geek
Education: Some College
Favorite Movies: Juno, Garden State, Boondock Saints, The Departed, Donnie Darko, Anything by Tarantino,
Favorite Bands: Elliott Smith, Collective Soul, Ingrid Michaelson, Duncan Sheik, Our Lady Peace, Toad the Wet Sprocket, The MelTones
Favorite Video Games: All the classics (Metroid, Mega Man, Zelda, Final Fantasy 6, Chrono Trigger etc...), Guitar Hero - But I don't really play as much as I did with a kid... that whole "responsibility" thing sort of got in the way.
Ultimate Goal: Graduate College

Terrysimons-san!

We have very similar things in common, let me know when you go to Norway!

[terrysimons]

Terrysimons-san!

We have very similar things in common, let me know when you go to Norway!

Hah! I guess we do.

すごいですよ！

[windbiscuit]

はじめまして！　I've been studying (though not heavily) for a few months now, and I find myself lurking more around the forum, so I decided to try something novel and be social.

Name: Danielle
Age: 35
Place of birth: New York State, USA
Furthest location traveled: Ireland
Places you want to go: Japan, Ireland (again), Britain, Australia, France, ...oh, heck *points to world map*
Spoken languages: English
Written Languages: English
Languages in the process of learning: Japanese, French (relearning what I forgot in High School)
Hobbies: Gaming with my son, studying languages, knitting, reading, movies, jigsaw puzzles
Occupation: The company I work for microfilms and digitizes documents for preservation and research
Education: A little college
Favorite Movies: anything by Miyazaki or Mel Brooks; pretty much anything except horror; lately, I've been enjoying films from the 40's and 50's
Favorite Bands: I enjoy a lot of different music in different genres: Pop, rock, classical, alternative - it's difficult to narrow it down!
Favorite Video Games: Dark Cloud 1 & 2; Zelda; Trickster Online; Dragon Quest VIII; miscellaneous online games that come and go
Ultimate Goal: I don't really have one - I'm more about the journey =)


So, that's me!　
どうぞよろしく！

[josiah]

havent seen many new profiles lately, time i added mine

Name: josiah
Age: 24
Place of birth: christchurch, NZ
Currently in: melbourne, AUS
Furthest location travelled: kanazawa, JAPAN snowboarding!!
Places you want to go: europe, russia, germany, korea
Spoken languages: english
Written Languages: english
Languages in the process of learning: japanese
Hobbies: internet, reading books, watching movies, bumming around
Occupation: nurse
Education: diploma
Favorite Movies: star wars and an assortment of others
Favorite Bands: ミスチル
Favorite Video Games: metal gear solid series and knights of the old republic
Ultimate Goal: to move back to japan with my wife and live happily ever after

[oniijin]

howdy all! glad to have found jpod101..hope to get much better =]

Name: matt
Age: 26
Place of birth: Taipei, TW
Currently in: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Furthest location travelled: um...I guess back to Taiwan? or eastern europe...kinda the same distance depending how you go =p
Places you want to go: back to Prague, Japan ,motiron ^_^
Spoken languages: english, chinese
Written Languages: english
Languages in the process of learning: japanese
Hobbies: cars, drawing/painting, watching tv, going to the gym, rock climbing
Occupation: consultant
Education: BS Comp Sci, MS ISM
Favorite Movies: um...too many to list. feel free to ask me tho ^_^ I watch too much tv..
Favorite Bands: bullet for my valentine, k.west, JZ, killers
Favorite Video Games: right now I'm playing CoD4...and guitar hero 3
Ultimate Goal: have enough money to do what I want when I want $_$

[プチクレア]

Ok, here's mine...

Name: Claire
Age: 27
Place of birth: Paris, France
Currently in: Paris, France
Furthest location travelled: 日本です！！！！
Places you want to go: Korea, St Petersburgh, Prague, Budapest, Ireland
Spoken languages: french, english, german
Written Languages: french, english, german
Languages in the process of learning: japanese, korean, mandarin chinese
Hobbies: books, music (both classical and pop), giong to the movies, playing golf
Occupation : surgery resident (urology, 4th year)
Education: medical school
Favorite Movies: JAWS....
Favorite Bands: the Rolling Stones
Favorite Video Games: hmmm. Not playing much these days... I'd say Mario&Luigi
Ultimate Goal: World domination !!!! ooops... no, working as a transplant surgeon.

[oniijin]

wow claire...that's a lot of languages. coolies. =] i'm having troulbe just speaking english =p

[プチクレア]

I wish I had more time to study more languages....I'd really like to add russian to the list, but despite all my efforts I still can't create free time out of thin air....

I was required to study 3 languages in junior high and high school, which explains english, german and japanese...

[zenathar]

Nice thread, hi everyone

Name: Juan Carlos
Age: 27
Place of birth: Puebla, México
Furthest location travelled: Monterrey
Places you want to go: Japan, Greece, England
Spoken languages: Spanish, English
Written Languages: Spanish, English
Languages in the process of learning: Japanese
Hobbies: Video Games, Play Guitar
Occupation: Student
Education: Master on Computer Sciences (Almost Done Yay!!)
Favorite Movies: The Ghost and The Darkness, Matrix Trilogy, The Last Samurai
Favorite Bands: Belanova
Favorite Video Games: FF Series (played 2,3,...,10,10-2,11,12), Xenogears
Ultimate Goal: To get a PhD in Japan before 34 and maybe to fall in love there

[プチクレア]

Favorite Movies: The Ghost and The Darkness, Matrix Trilogy, The Last Samurai

Oh, "The Ghost and the Darkness"... I love that one !!!!

[oo0speed0oo]

Name: Michael
Age: 24
Place of birth: New York, USA
Currently in: New York, USA
Furthest location travelled: Depends what side of the world I'm traveling... but i think it was Bishkek, Russia and Japan.
Places you want to go: Korea and Australia
Spoken languages: English and Spanish
Written Languages: English and Spanish
Languages in the process of learning: Japanese
Hobbies: books, music, museums, dining out, working out, video games... theres more but i can't think of any
Occupation : Flight Attendant
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science
Favorite Movies: Fight Club, Matrix, Bad Boys, Fast and Furious, and Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Rappers: Jada Kiss and Joe Buddens
Favorite Video Games: Can't think of any... but just finished Zelda Sands of Time Nintendo DS
Ultimate Goal: Meet as many people as possible. Travel to as many places as possible. Make my graphic design / Clothing company Grow and go international and live in japan for a few years and die with no regrets.

[the_haunted_boy]

Name: Edward
Age: 16
Place of birth: Boise
Furthest location travelled: I can't remember
Places you want to go: everywhere
Spoken languages: English (native), Japanese (trying to), Korean (I have Korean friends), Latin (I am possessed by the devil...sometimes)
Written Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Latin, Russian,
Languages in the process of learning: Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Latin, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew (considering), Hindi (considering) and I am considering many others.
Hobbies: Foreign languages, Foreign life, Foreign culture, Foreign pop culture, Foreign literature, Foreign folklore, Ghost Stories, Singing, Writing, Acting, Dancing, Martial Arts, Activism, Politics, Theology, Reading
Occupation: Activist, Animal rights activist, Human rights activist, political activist, Actor, Writer, Singer, Dancer, Student
Education: Still in high school, but would like to eventually go to college and raise my IQ as high as I can get it
Favorite Movies: HORROR, Musicals, Comedy, GLBTQ, Animated, Parodies, Foreign
Favorite Bands: Nightwish, Lacuna Coil, The 69 Eyes, Disturbed, Nebula H, The Gothsicles, And One, Rammstein, Madonna, Linkin Park, Metallica, Evanescence, t.A.T.u, Britney Spears
Favorite Video Games: All of the Pokemon games
Ultimate Goal: Fame

If you have anything in common with me, then send me a message and talk to me.

[arrowisland]

Name: Tara
Age: 24
Place of birth: Brisbane, Australia
Furthest location travelled: I guess where I live now, in Japan
Places you want to go: South Korea
Spoken languages: English, Japanese
Written Languages: English, Japanese, some Korean
Languages in the process of learning: Japanese, Korean
Hobbies: Languages, manga, games, movies, tv, the usual
Occupation: English teacher
Education: Degree in Japanese and Film & TV studies
Favorite Movies: Rocky Horror, Kill Bill
Favorite Bands: C-ute, AKB48, Morning Musume, Tohoshinki, Super Junior
Favorite Video Games: Biohazard series, Super Mario series, puzzle games
Ultimate Goal: To become fluent in both Japanese and Korean

[Jake_Lucas]

Name: Jake Lucas
Age: 19
Place of birth: UK
Furthest location travelled: Crete
Places you want to go: Japan
Spoken languages: English
Written Languages: English
Languages in the process of learning: Japanese
Hobbies: Drawing, Reading, Surfing, Skateboarding, Learning
Occupation: Web Developer
Education: Art & Design course (Which i didn't actually complete)
Favorite Movies: American Beauty, The Butterfly Effect, Leon, Spirited Away, the list goes on.
Favorite Bands: Pearl Jam, Nirvana
Favorite Video Games: Final Fantasy VII
Ultimate Goal: To be able to claim fluency in Japanese

[斑鳩]

Name: Devine Lu
Age: 22
Place of birth: Canada
Furthest location travelled: Boston
Places you want to go: Japan
Spoken languages: French
Written Languages: French
Languages in the process of learning: Japanese
Hobbies: Drawing, Music, Design
Occupation: Multimedia Developper
Education: Art & Design course (Which i didn't actually complete)
Favorite Movies: Bright Future, Solaris, Mindgames
Favorite Bands: Floppy, DENTAKU, metronome
Favorite Video Games: Rez, JSR, Maken X
Ultimate Goal: To be able to claim fluency in Japanese