I love to travel - #1 hoppy and spending priority. Meeting interesting people comes right with it. Harsh to admit, but I like politics too - travel opens your eyes to so many things that are shaped by politics. My biggest challenge is to find more time for reading - it seems that when you start working your reading is completely concurred by newspapers and magazines (but I'm not giving up just yet:) To stay in shape I play beach volleyball and I like it a lot (only in California;). Music is an important part of my life (no, I don't sleep with my ipod on) - I like all kinds of music and try not to limit myself - although I have favorites. Alternative rock and pop, jazz and electronica, trip hop etc. Generally I like everything coming from GB. Those islands for some reason breed some amazing musicians.
I am a happy person, like my job and people I work with. I also managed to find some good friends in LA despite common opinion of LA being a shallow place. Being European, I am still on the learning curve of American culture and language nuances (e.g. why you pronounce Kansas, but arKANSAS is a completely different pronunciation), but every day brings enlightenment:)

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