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Macagogo

I am a recent University graduate with a degree in Political Science, History, and Islamic World Studies. I want to learn to speak Arabic because of my university studies. I am Irish-American and it has always been a dream of mine to learn Gaelic, if any one out there can help please message me with information as how to go about it. I am also going to try to learn some Japanese while I am here. I have had bad luck in the past learning languages, I hope this website along with all you wonderful people out there will help me have some success. Send me a message about questions with English and I will try to help as much as I can and when I have time. Good luck to all of you and keep up the good work.

Languages

Speaks:

English | Native

Learning:

Japanese | Beginner
Gaelic | Beginner
Arabic | Beginner

Personal Information

Sex: Male
City: Chicago,IL
Country: United States
Member since: Thu, Oct 2nd 2008
Relationship status: Not in a relationship
Age: 31

Interests

Movies

Quentin Tarantino Movies, Russel Crow Movies. Sonny Chiba & Bruce Lee Kick Ass. Martial Arts movies, Action Movies in General. Kurosawa Movies are Terrific. Political &Historical Epics/Dramas and Political & Historical Documentaries.

TV

Family Guy, American Dad, How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, and way too many news shows on MSNBC. Don't Watch Fox News/Fixed News.

Music

I listen to a lot of Alternative/Punk music but I will listen to Country music once in a while. Sometimes I will listen to Indian/Middle East music and Irish/Celtic Folk music. Basically I will listen to anything except Death Metal/Goth and really bad Rap music.

Sports

American Football, Basketball, Indy-Car Racing, Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Hiking and Fishing.

Books

Catcher in the Rye, Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War. Machiavelli's The Prince & Discourses on Livy. Anything by Thomas Friedman or James Joyce, I like Hemingway also. Currently reading The Iron Cage and also Resurrecting Empire by: Rashid Khalidi. Faleh Jabar's The Shi'ite Movement in Iraq and a few others by Edward Said.

Religion

Raised Irish Roman Catholic, but I do not ascribe to any particular religion at all and I am open to all. Basically I am what many people term spiritual.

Politics

Liberal in my world view and voting record. I have worked on many Democratic Campaigns and am currently volunteering for Barack Obama on the weekends. I am very politically active but don't worry I won't preach unless asked or prompted to do so.