My name is John.


Interests
Music (many types: Classical(Chopin), Ancient, Rock (U2), Techno (Stryke), Ethnic, Ambient (Salt Tank), and much in between)

Natural History
Astronomy
History (of many eras)
Philosophy (rationalism)
People
Archery

Nationalities
1/2 Italian (my dad's parents came from Motta D'Affermo in Sicilia)
11/32 French (both my mom's parents were part Alsatian and also her paternal grandmother was Basque, from the Pyrenees (by Spain), so it is 7/32 Alsatian and 1/8 Basque, both these peoples have other languages than French)
3/32 German (part from Cologne (Koln) and part from I'm not sure where)
1/32 Swiss
1/32 Scots-Irish
(I have been to Scotland but I want to see more of Europe, especially Italy and France.)

Instruments
cello (not anymore)
piano
guitar
bagpipe
snare drum (in the pipe band)

Education
Magic Years Nursery School
North End Elementary School
Memorial Middle School
Cedar Grove High School
William Paterson University

Employment
Deliverer for Suburban Life from 9/92 to 1/95
Interim sextant for St. Agnes Church in Little Falls from 7/94 to 9/94
Helper at Maclellan Bagpipes in Brick, and later in Lakewood from 4/98 to present (sometimes)
Helper at Cedar Grove Garden Center from 5/98 to present
Doing internship with NJ Community Water Watch 1/02-5/02

Favorite food: probably linguini with oil and vinegar and grated parmesan
Favorite Color: Blue (and many others like purple and black and gray and colors in between these)
Favorite Weather: Rain
Favorite Movie: Gladiator or The Last of the Mohicans
Favorite Song (with words): Hard to decide but maybe Where the Streets Have No Name
Favorite Classical Music: Maybe The Four Seasons or The Planets
Favorite Classical Composer: Maybe Vivaldi or Debussy
Favorite Season: Summer, but every one of them is so good