User:Sjcarpediem

I'm a newb, THNX IN ADVANCE!

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Always busy, yet nothing ever done....

Personal Credos :
 * Dum Vivimus, Vivamus Latin, 'while we live, let us live'
 * Carpe Diem Latin, 'sieze the day'

Heraldic Credos :
 * Je suis prest Old French (Clan Fraser of Scotland), 'I am ready.'

In current research:

 * Working on gathering information for an article on St. Evrard; fait accompli, now I'm translating amd trying to merge with Eberhard of Friuli; fait accompli aussi!, now it needs some more cleaning and more sourcing...
 * http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5959
 * http://home.scarlet.be/amdg/sankt/dec16.html
 * Also gathering information for an article on Saint Arnoul of Cysoing; damned obscure Frenchmen...
 * http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/5382/Saint-Arnoul.html
 * http://home.scarlet.be/amdg/sankt/jan28.html
 * http://home.scarlet.be/amdg/sankt/jan29.html

reference to make my life easier
User:Sjcarepdiem/linkage Category:Ancient_languages

other stuff I've worked on

 * Ubayd-I Zakani
 * CANAL-F

...some other stuff... I don't think it matters tooo much

Quick Autobiography
Born in 1982 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Spent childhood moving from place to place. Generally notable for study, since that's about all that I've done so far, former majors at universtiy level have included : computer science (3 years), neuroscience pre-med (3 years), linguistics (3 years). Currently having finished a BA in International studies, regional specializations include North Africa and the Middle East and Western Europe. Minors include International Economics and the French Language. My thesis (not dissertation, mind you!) was on decolonization of Palestinian territories. I already hold one "BA" although its not from an accredited institution, based on experience and some coursework and test scores in Elementary Education. Currently an English Teacher in Tokyo completing a master's program in TEFL/TESL through the University of Birmingham in Birmingham, U.K.

Language
Formal Study

Native :
 * English (Foreign-Language-Influence American)

Working on :

active : 
 * Japanese
 * Hebrew

stalled : 
 * Arabic

Studied in years past :
 * German
 * Spanish
 * French (included university study in Provence)

Informal Study and Wishlist
 * Latin
 * Russian
 * Italian
 * Egyptian Hieroglyphics (Middle Kingdom)
 * Ladino
 * Kiswahili

Geographical Biography
in chronological order
 * Born Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
 * Los Angeles, California, United States of America
 * San Diego, California, United States of America
 * Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
 * Redding, California, United States of America
 * New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
 * New York City, New York, United States of America
 * Long Beach, California, United States of America
 * Jerusalem, Israel
 * Long Beach, California, United States of America
 * Aix-en-Provence, Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, Republic of France
 * Long Beach, California, United States of America
 * 妻鳥（めんどり）, Kawanoe, Shikokuchuo, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan
 * Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken, Japan
 * Otsu-shi, Shiga-ken, Japan
 * 田端新町, Kita-ku, Tokyo-to, Japan
 * Future: elsewhere

Societies and Conventions (NOT complete)

 * A/V Tech staff for Pacific Media Expo since innauguration (2004, 2005, 2006...)
 * A/V Tech staff for Anime Expo (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007...)
 * General Convention Staff for XP/Agile (extreme programming) in New Orleans, 2003
 * Member Phi Beta Delta, international honor society of Califoria State University at Long Beach (since 2005)