i speak the following languages Pretty much conversational in Italian, German, and Spanish

defining moments / milestones Overnight road trip from Kansas to Colorado, summer of 1992.
Successfully proposing to Katie the way I had envisioned.
3-week solo trip to Italy for Millennium New Year's.
Performing 'Hair' in college, naked in front of 1100 people per nigh

my travels have included Most US States, a bit in Mexico & Canada. Europe, especially Italy & Ireland. Belize and Ecuador, down south.

the speed my life moves at active

currently, you could best describe me as an entrepreneur

awards / recognitions Honors graduate at Hypnosis Motivation Institute. 11 months after graduation, I was asked to become a Jr. Faculty Member and student mentor there. I also won my grade school spelling bee, but I took 8th at the county bee (the word that ended me was neme

about my career my career goals: My career has been a fabulously synergistic work-in-progress for over a decade now. A mix of seemingly unrelated positions that have blended into a preparation for the life I'm living and creating. I feel very fortunate. My career goal

favorite movies Top Ten (in no particular order) would have to be something like Shawshank, LA Story, Amelie, Fight Club, Motorcycle Diaries, Flirting, Beautiful Girls, Roman Holiday, Forrest Gump, Dead Poets'. Films that just missed the cut include: Life is Beautiful

favorite sports Tennis, Golf, Frisbee, and Hacky Sack. I also play a mean game of H-O-R-S-E. No spectating in person or on TV. Sports were meant to be played.

indulgences / guilty pleasures Other than the Harry Potter Series and the occasional bout of needing to listen to track 9 on Hanson's "Middle of Nowhere" CD? No. None.

when I'm not working I enjoy Travel, foremost. Language and Cultural Study. Then comes music (singing for fun, going to see shows, etc). Next would be Tennis and Golf. And all of these things are better if my fiancee is around.

other interests Ways to relax and unwind Usually listening to music (see 'Get Fired Up' below), taking cat-naps, reading books (favorites = Eggers, Hiassen, Carroll, Vonnegut, anything about Gandhi, and yes . . . damnit . . . Rowling) and cooling off in the pool or ocean