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Sjonnie

Age:

Gender:

Male

If you must know:

I'm taken

Travel status:

Traveling now

Hometown:

Jerusalem, Israel

Currently in:

Utrecht, The Netherlands

Favorite places I've been:

Jerusalem, Rajasthan, Goa, Sinai, Mcleodganj, Dharamsala

Places I want to go to:

Japan, Venezuela, Cuba, Brazil, Tibet, Argentina... Everywhere and anywhere. If all goes well, I'll be spending my next couple of years in Asia, starting this February with a 6 months trip to Vietnam and China. After that, Japan is looking bright and shiny..

About me:

I got sick of normal life at the age of 15, and moved to study in India. I've graduated from the Mahindra United World College there (near Pune), and instead of going to the military (Israeli Army and I tend to disagree on several matters), went to the Netherlands, where I lived for four years. I'm an Internetholic, and mysteriously itchy feet that keep me on the move.

Profile URL:

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

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I'm fired up on:

My 'thing', is being on move. My friends would always ask me to relax and stay in the country for a while, but I'd get too bored of common life, unable to sit and live the normal life knowing that there are so many places out there to see and live in.

I enjoy living in different cultures, seeing different people and experiencing different life styles. I enjoy living in a culture, rather than visiting it. I try to never be a "tourist".

Tunes I rock out to:

Psychedelic Trance! Infected Mushroom, Shpongle, Dali and others. Then again, nothing sounds better than a Nina Simone on a cold rainy day, Aretha Franklin to lift up the spirit, John Lee Hooker with some whiskey, some Progressive Electronic music to bounce to, and the good night Air, Thievery Corporation or Pink Floyd CD.

Travel style:

One backpack, one camera, one laptop, one bar of soap, and one razor. And tweezers. ALWAYS carry tweezers.

Quote:

"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you" - Kurt Cobain
"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana." - Groucho Marx
"Hello. I'm Johnny Cash." - Johnny Cash

Sports I do:

Chess

Favorite artist(s):

Simon Posford

Favorite books:

City of Joy, Oh Jerusalem

Who I'd like to meet on my travels:

English speaking friendly locals.

I want to make a difference by:

Reminding everyone that we're all individualists.

Languages spoken, other than English:

Hebrew, Dutch

I felt the most immersed in a foreign culture when:

Drinking Chi with a random villager in India.

Why I travel:

I travel because I hate sitting down at one place and watching the world sitting still.

Ideal place to watch the sunrise:

The Old City, Jerusalem.

Ideal place to watch the sunset:

MUWCI, India.

Before I die I'd like to:

Before I die, I'd like to have my very own Wikipedia entry. A debated one.

Let's collaborate:

First of all, I'm constantly taking pictures of my travels. I also enjoy writing about people I meet, about cultures, places and what not - a traveling blogger. I'm really up for any challenge.

My links:

http://www.alluc.org
http://www.teachabroad.com
http://www.bbc.co.uk
http://www.zefrank.com
http://www.facebook.com
http://www.theonion.com
http://www.imdb.com
http://www.flickr.com

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