Hello everyone!

I have been on FlyerTalk for 4+ years now, but have not yet participated in this thread, so here goes...

-My name is Matthew and I'm 26.
-My childhood was spent on Long Island in New York, then I lived a few other places including the Chicago suburbs (Bolingbrook), Nashville, southern Indiana (Evansville), and some time spent in Canada. I now live in New York City as of this past September.
-I primarily fly Northwest (and now Delta).
-Though I don't often stay in hotels when traveling alone (I prefer hostelling if not staying with friends), I really enjoy the Starwood brands (especially Westin).
-I'm self-employed, working in both the music industry (in management) and also doing freelance business consulting.
-My parents are currently living in Saskatoon Canada (YXE) so that has been a frequent destination in the past few years, despite the cold. I also like traveling back to Nashville, to Austin TX, and to Europe.
-I'm currently single with no children. I do have a dog, but he's the family dog so he lives in cold & snowy Canada.
-Because of my love of travel (which certainly has not waned), I literally was "homeless" for 5 years from August of 2004 until this past September (with the exception of 7 months 2006-2007)...I had a storage unit and a PO Box and my time was spent on the road with work & visiting friends.

Welcome to all the new(er) members of FlyerTalk, including fly-sky, carpevie, abcrocker, abag, Eik, whatsthequestionnow, & chelseawolverine!