FlyerTalk Forums - Know 'who we all are'

ok - here is round 1 dedicated to the newest colleagues on our Flyertalkboard. They all posted on the 'who we all are #5' (to facilitate your start into the competition, just go through 'who we all are #5 and you find the answers in the same order as quoted here - but don't triumph yet, the next questions will not be that easy any more.

please email me [email protected] until EasterMonday-evening, april-24-2000 (midnight, your local time) the number and 'aka'

#1
I teach French as a foreign language, and would be glad to make a deal with airline companies in need of a special language training for their crew...

#2
26 years old currently living in the States. I grew up in Hong Kong but had my education in England

#3
32 and live in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. ... I travel between YYG and Ottawa up to three times a month, with other trips to Toronto, Montreal, Moncton, Halifax, St. John's, Fredericton, Saint John, Quebec City, and Kingston on occasion.

#4
29 year old social studies teacher in Willoughby ... eastside of Cleveland. I've just returned to Ohio after recently spending almost four years in Budapest, Hungary (two years as an English teacher in the Budapest public schools and two years working for a British venture capital firm) ... If anyone would ever like some info on Budapest, or Hungary in general, I'd be glad to help.

#5
35 ... I am working for a Great Plains VAR (accounting software) ... I am married with 2 beautiful children. When I travel I hit as many brewpubs as I can. For fun we are involved in a Living History group reenacting the 1800 fur trapper days.

#6
27 year old Systems Engineer ... born in Melbourne, Australia, and raised in Long Beach, CA, and now call Irvine, CA home. I like Scuba Diving, Wine Collecting, Beer, Food, and Electronic Music.

#7
48, still single, and a proud native of New York City ... Went to Hawaii on business in 1978, didn't go back until stopovers on the way to & from Tonga (long story) in 1991.

#8
[i]on this board since December ’98. I’ll hit 21 in May this year. I was born in Poland where I was raised, and at the age of 18 came to U.S where almost * of my family lives in. At first I went to Cleveland, OH where I was supposed to be living with my aunt, but then I moved to Little Rock, AR and have been living here since then ... I have one cat and right now I also have my mother who’s been visiting my for over a YEAR !! She promised that she’ll go back to Poland soon, but ... Ohh

#9
found this forum because of the LatinPass 1M promotion ... I'm 35, live in London, UK, but I am Dutch ... I am still KL Royal Wing ...

#10
I work for a securities firm based in Jersey City, NJ ... I also have what is probably one of the longest distance relationships around. He's a transplanted Long Islander who's been living in Denmark for the last 20 some-odd years. For the past 5 years that we have been seeing each other I've done more traveling with him then in all the years of my life previously! He's now doing about a week-a-month in Windsor, UK so we meet up there more than anywhere else (Virgin)besides here in NJ. ... p.s. I'm a major cat lover. I was owned by a big red tabby for many years named Cinnamon. I miss him terribly.

#11
I'm in my upper 40s, Chinese origin but born in Cincy, musician and editor by trade ... Favorite activities: playing string quartets, going to restaurants so I can figure out whether I can duplicate the dishes, visiting vineyards. Former favorite activities: chasing brunettes, playing bridge, watching the Boston Red Sox ... Favorite cities: YVR, SFO, SEA, and of course Boston and London.

#12
I am a 53yr young graphic artist by vocation and soccer referee by advocation who lives in the wine country north of San Francisco. All my travel is leisure and I enjoy flying. Several years ago I wed Jerbear - my high school sweetheart - after we remet at our 25th reunion ... We have a yellow lab who thinks it is a human and we have a calico cat who thinks it is a god. We have plenty of grown children between us so it is easy to find pet sitters when we travel. In addition we own one time-share in Las Vegas which we use to trade and we own another in Greece which we use some years and trade others or to pay off our petsitters.

#13
I live in the SF Bay Area. I have been flying for business for the past 4 years or so for a number of the Bay Area's High Tech companies... from SFO to many Asian cities. I fly into Tokyo's Narita airport so often - it sometimes seems like I am arriving at home! I fly mostly NW ... My best trip was a 19 day business trip to Tokyo, Manila, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Taipei ...

#14
32, and I am a Canadian foreign service officer ... presently posted in New York (which I will like much better when I don't have to live here). Prior to this I was in Hong Kong, which I loved, despite the fact that I was trying to survive on a frozen, junior officer's salary ... I will be cross-posted to Seattle this year which I am looking forward to.

#15
I'm 52, live in Colorado where I am a Logistics Mgr for a defense contractor on an Air Force contract. My interests are golf, sports in general, reading, and an occasional turn in the kitchen preparing a Cajun dish (born and raised in SWLouisiana)

#16
I'm a 30 yo Ph.D. student in College Park, MD, though I am originally from Montreal. I started flying a lot 6 years ago. I was studying in Albany, NY and met another foreign student, from Germany, there ... she has been in Germany for 3 years, then 2 years in Japan, and is now in Argentina. All this has meant a lot of travelling ... I have flown mostly AA and KLM/NW to Europe (and JAL a couple of times to Japan).

#17
This 34 yo male was born and raised in South Africa ... Lived in LAX, NYC, BOS, MSP and MEM for approx 6 months each, and loved it - for a while ... I moved back to the UK ... So I am 35, live in oxford - 34, do accounting contract work, and LOVE to travel. And still single

#18
36 years ... work for a company named Boeing. I have two beautiful kids and a really cool cat. I travel several times a year on company business and several more with my husband and children. Our favorite destination is WDW. My husband and I both love to golf. My favorite city next to Orlando is Toronto. I'm looking forward to a Long Beach gathering of FT folks! Anybody like the British Brewing Company?

#19
I am a public school teacher who runs a computer lab in a small (100 students) K-8 school in the Redwood Country of Humboldt County, California ... I was born in Fort Ord, CA - now Monterey Bay State University, traveled around for 15 years while my father was assigned a new post every year in the army. Returned to tne Monterey Peninsula and met my wife who grew up there. I have attended nearly as many colleges as I have flown airlines. I went to school at UC Santa Cruz and graduated UC Davis in fermentation science.

#20
I live 30 minutes from JFK ... My favorite city in the US is SFO, and I love visiting the national parks. But, most of my favorite places in the world, such as Mongolia, Tierra del Fuego, and the temples in SE Asia, are in remote, far-flung places, where it is usually safer to take a long-distance bus or train than to fly (or in the case of Siena, Italy, where cars are not even allowed).

#21
My home is in Ohio, but I am on the road (air) almost every week. Accumulate lots of miles and points - so most vacation travel is very low cost. Work travel is usually in Midwest, but also in France and Germany about 6 times a year ... Grew up overseas. Graduated in Berlin, Germany the year the wall went up -- yes, I am an oldie. Also spent time in Asia during my wild and crazy youth.

#22
I'm living in Kentucky, been here for 18 months. Love living in the US, but sometimes need a translator, despite speaking English (well it is the South!) Born in Wales 32 years ago, but parents emigrated to South Africa when i was 6. Lived in Botswana after that and went to school in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. Dad believes that travel is best education so was fortunate to travel around South America, US and Europe as child. Went to boarding school in UK for last few years of High School ... Went to Medical School in London, and travel restricted to pleasure, and limited by cash!!but am addicted to getting cheapest deals to exotic places! ... Sent to Louisville, to do some Research ..

#23
I live in Dallas and am a Senior Consultant with a well known accounting firm. the job requires a lot of travel. My favorite vacation spot in the world is Maui.

#25
I hate to fly!!! Give me a valium and a stiff drink and I am good to go. Only kidding - wellllll maybe; maybe not. I only fly because I must (work) and I love to travel - plus, if I didn't force myself this fear would definetly get the better of me - so off into the wild blue I go! Granted - medicated sometimes, but I'm going! I live in NJ - lived in LA for a bit - born in NY - work in NY. I graduated from Rutgers College with a BA in Psychology and did some post graduate - research, and the like. I am 31 (female) and still deciding if I would like to go forword with a PhD program...(go figure) ... I am a self employed photographers' representative as well as a photo stylist/assistant on occasion. ... We - oh that would be my boyfriend and I - own (or they own, still haven't figured that one out yet) 2 beautiful kitties. They are Simon and Derby ... We also have a wonderful dog named Maxwell who is the goofball of the bunch. Lvjava originates from my aol account, my other reads OvrCafnatd, so I think you can all see where my obsession lies.

#26
My name is Fred Donatucci, I live in Los Angeles, CA. I am 30 years old, italian (6 foot tall dark hair,etc) ... look for the frantic italian guy. I started flying 5 years ago when I first worked with Deloitte and Touche. I was living in Philadelphia, PA and flew US Airways...first Prefered Plus, the Chairman's Prefered. I started staying with Hilton and got status ... then while working in LA, met my wife ... got married, moved to LA, switched to United. I live in a one story house, love to garden (never knew what fun it was until I moved to California with Green winters). I have been married for 17 wonderful months. She is my inspiration and a gift from the Lord. I thank Him for her everyday. I work as a consultant doing ERP (computer related) implementation projects, so I fly up and down the west coast and sometimes to Texas.

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