About Me
- About Me: Attention all the nerds out there! Proclaim your glorious nerdiness! You can't hide it forever!!!!
College
- School Name: University Of California - Berkeley
- Status: Undergrad
- Class of: 2009
- Degree type: Bachelors
- Major(s): Politican Sciene, French
- Organizations: Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program, Cal Fund, Cal Corps Internship
Travel
- Places I love: Egypt, Morrocco, Italy, France, India, the Middle East
- Places I've been: the USA, Thailand, Taiwan, Burma
- Places to see before I die: Egypt, the Sahara desert and West Africa, Italy, India, and the Middle East
- Dream Vacation: riding a caravan through the Sahara desert in North and West Africa; visiting the city of Petra in Saudi Arabia and Jordan; eating pasta in Italy
Television
- Favorite Shows: South Park
- Most Addictive Show: South Park
- Favorite Episode: Imagination Land
- Characters you relate to: Cartman
- Favorite Theme Song: Blame Canada from the South Park Movie
Style
- Where I shop: Wet Seal, Fashion Plaza, and anywhere with discounts
- I like to wear: miniskirts with leggings, business skirts, and semi-conservative shirts with cool collars!!!
- Can't live without: Summer dresses!!!
- Prized Possessions: My white semi-conservative shirt with a layered collar
- Guilty Pleasure: bikinis?
Music
- Favorite Artists: Andrea Bocelli, Yves Montand, Edith Piaf, Sarah Brightman, Josh Gobran, Destiny Child, Cheb Mami
- Favorite Songs: "Nos Coleurs" by Cheb Mami
- Songs I hate: All the songs by Britney Spears
Movies
- Favorite Movies: Spirited Away, The Grapes of Wrath, Into the Wild, Persepolis, Camille Claudel, Indochine, Indigene, La Rue Casse Negre, Lagaan, The Color of Paradise, Children of Heaven, and a lot of French and Iranian films!!
- Favorite Actors: Isabelle Adjani
- Favorite Genre: comedy and drama
- Movies I can watch over and over: Camille Claudel and The Color of Paradise
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Indian, Italian, Middle Eastern
- Favorite Dishes: Raviolis in meat sauce, chicken pesto pasta, naan and curry, chicken or shrimp biryani, shish kabaabs
- Favorite Desserts: cheese cakes!!!
- Favorite Drinks: a simple green apple smoothie with pearls from Tapioca Express
- Favorite Junk Foods: tuna salad on Triscuits!!!
- Best meal ever: spagetti with garlic bread and a cup of kiwi Italian soda
- Favorite Restaurants: Gypsy's, Naan and Curry, La Note in Berkeley
- Foods I hate: I hate beans!!!
Books
- Favorite Books: Guns, Germs, and Steel; The Search for Spinoza; The Grapes of Wrath; The Clash of Civilizations; The Discoverers; The Scarlett Letter
- Favorite Authors: Jared Diamond, John Steinback, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Samuel Huntington, Fareed Zakaria, Amy Chua, Antonio Dasmasio
- Favorite Genres: non-fiction
- Favorite Quotes: "A pure hand needs no gloves to cover it."--Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlett Letter
High School
- School Name: James Logan High School
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 2005
- Organizations: Speech and Debate, Journalism
More About Me
- Nicknames: Akani (from Ranma)
- Nationality: American (please note the difference between ethnicity and nationality)
- Religion: peace.love.justice
- Heroes: myself! LOL!!
- Interests: the essence of everything
- Expertise: Thinking and maybe cleaning my big glasses
- Occupation: Student
- Industry: Education/Research
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- Name: Mai
- Country: United States
- State: California
- Gender: Female
- Member Since: 8/26/2003
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