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Age:

35

Gender:

Male

If you must know:

I'm single

Travel status:

Traveling soon

Hometown:

Kennewick, Washington, USA

Currently in:

Kennewick

Traveling Next:

???

Favorite places I've been:

Tucson, AZ; Seoul, South Korea; Las Vegas, NV

Places I want to go to:

Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, France, Spain, Cherokee Nation

About me:

I have a vagabond heart and love traveling, having been along the Pacific Coast (mainly Washington State) to the southwest (mainly in Arizona) and enjoyed (er--not really) the foreign nations of Korea, Kuwait and Iraq under the auspices of the U.S. Army.I usually define myself as a soldier, poet and father. I write decent poetry. I love to flirt and love being playful. I am willing to run full-heart into walls for the right person, but not everything that tumbles out of my mouth will be beautiful, nor always romantic or funny. I try, but sometimes, I fail.

Profile URL:

http://matadortravel.com/travel-community/alexdemorris

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I'm fired up on:

I love my kids--and would do anything for them. I love taking care of myself and my friends.

Tunes I rock out to:

Anything with a beat, basically. I like country, r&b, electronic and world music.

Travel style:

Have a map, packed bags and an open road? Let's go.

Quote:

As long as you know where you want to end up, you can take the side streets to get there.

Sports I do:

snowboard, lounging at the pool

Favorite artist(s):

Metallica, Alex Ross, Jim Lee, Alizée

Favorite books:

Time of the Twins, Small Favor, Almost French

Who I'd like to meet on my travels:

Interesting people: beautiful women, cute kids, stray pets and lively romantics

I want to make a difference by:

Teaching my kids the value of an open mind and heart, but not so open their brains fall out. It takes all kinds to make a world, so meet some of them, don't judge them based on old baises. Love where you are, love who you're with and laugh while you can.

Languages spoken, other than English:

some French (un peu)

I felt the most immersed in a foreign culture when:

I ate kabobs with Iraq nationals outside a military post. Listening to them talk was interesting, even if I couldn't understand a word.

Why I travel:

I get deployed, so there's that. I also like to feel in motion with the world, like how culture can surround you without knowing it, or letting a language drown you like a frog in a river.

Ideal place to watch the sunrise:

In the back of a truck in Nogales, AZ

Before I die I'd like to:

To have set foot in the countries that my Heinz 57 self has been told I'm made of.

Let's collaborate:

I'm an excellent sounding board and confidant. I can hold the camera and even write a little.

My links:

www.myspace.com/alexdemorris
www.couchsurfing.org/people/rademorris

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by novoarte | 2009/07/12

Hey- Really glad to receive your submission! I just forwarded it along to the editors of Abroad; they'll be in touch with you soon.

Peace
Julie

by novoarte | 2009/07/09

Welcome to Matador! We'd definitely love to read about your experiences here. If you're interested in writing about what it's like being in Iraq, feel free to drop me a line.

Peace,
Julie, Managing Editor,
Matador

A walk about town (South Korean story)

By rademorris | Location: South Korea | 07/25/09 | Pics: 0

When I wrote my article, it was nice to draw my own experiences of walking around off post. Though it was years ago, some of the sights stay with me today.

A friend and I left the south gate and went for a walk, it might have been to vent or something along those lines, but I can't remember it. I...

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Things not to do on a train (South Korean story)

By rademorris | Location: South Korea | 07/20/09 | Pics: 0

Yes, this is a bad American service member story. Okay, maybe just not cruel as some, but up there in rudeness. (My opinion here.)

Me and a buddy were traveling (I'm not sure if it was headed to or from a Metallica concert) on a train around Seoul. I have a flair, for time to time, to act like I'm somebody...

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The pointy end goes towards the bad guy (More deployment stories)

By rademorris | Location: Iraq | 07/17/09 | Pics: 0

The only time that I know that I had an AK-47 pointed at me was waiting for our break to be over at the gate. I was messing around with a local Iraqi Army soldier and we pointed our weapons at one another, semi in jest, I thought. The Hawai'ians there thought I was crazy as there was no way I could really...

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