I've always been global in mindset, loving ethnic neighborhoods, food, museums and culture. Yet, I never travelled abroad until last year. Have been working to change that in a big way.

Went to Budapest/Vienna/Prague last November and to Norway and Denmark in May, which in and of itself tells you a lot about me. I'd much rather explore some place a bit off the beaten path than sit on the beach for a week.

While in Europe, I got to take part in one of my favorite activities: trying ethnic food. I tried pork knee in Prague; reindeer steak and whale carpaccio in Norway. No, not a vegetarian obviously. I also went to some soccer games, took a boat cruise on the fjords, hit up a museum or two (or five or six...), and found the time to do some hiking.

Just booked a fall trip to Japan, which should be amazing.

I'm openminded, thoroughly independent (I get an "award" for being LESS independent? Not quite OKCupid!), and adventurous and looking for that someone special with whom to explore Chicago and beyond. C'mon, let's go!

Pursuing happiness. Life's way too short to dwell on things (although I do have the tendency to overthink). Am exploring new things, planning future trips in my head, and making sure that when I look back on my life, I can smile rather than grimace.

Ordering the oddest food on the menu, using multiple forms of mass transit to get someplace, making others smile, giving massages, picking out the right wine to go with a meal, being silly.

I'm 5'7". Not my fault. Blame my parents.

Let's do this is reverse order.

Food: Just about anything ethnic and/or out of the ordinary. I've had Cambodian food in Cleveland, Yemeni food in Brooklyn, sampled whale and reindeer in Norway. Yet, I also LOVE a great homemade mac and cheese. Oh, and anything related to cheese.

Music: Gogol Bordello, Green Day, The Offspring, The National, Miles Davis, among others.

Movies: I'm not much of a moviegoer. I find myself disappointed too often. Am a Field of Dreams/The Natural sort of guy. Like serious films, but also like really stupid slapstick comedies (think Police Academy films).

Books: Last few books I've read were Kafka's "The Trial" and Kerouac's "On The Road". I tend to prefer nonfiction to fiction, but like fiction which makes you think (part of why I so like Kafka as an author).

Food, water, air, hope for the future, family, friends.

Obviously too literal, but any women who say "eyeliner" or "lipgloss" are probably not my type.

My future, my goals and how to reach them, how many licks does it really take to get to the center of a Tootsie pop.

What's typical? Could be out with friends trying a new restaurant, could be roaming around the city, going to a show of some sort. You will NOT find me in a loud bar.

If nothing. I'll at least talk to anyone. Why not?