I'm a student of photography, born and raised in the United States and living permanently in Israel, and generally a happy and outgoing guy. I'm into all kinda of music, having guests from outside of Israel by way of "couchsurfing," painting and drawing, and petting random dogs in the street.

But another dating site (that doesn't work in Israel) had this to say about me according to their "science:"

"You are an EXPLORER/negotiator

You are a highly spontaneous person who always likes to try new things. Novel and unpredictable situations don't bother you; instead you find them challenging and exciting.

You tend to be focused and resourceful and you are able to juggle a lot of projects at the same time; as a result you are sometimes a whirlwind of activity.

You have a firm grip on reality and enjoy living in the present tense. But you have a keen imagination that enables you to lift off from time and space to be remarkably creative.

You are humorous. You are able to laugh at yourself, and you like entertaining others.

You have a deep sense of compassion. You can show genuine insight into the needs of others; you are good at listening and talking; and you express a genuine desire to be helpful.

Yet you are easy-going. Your tolerance for others and their beliefs, your lack of prejudice, your ability to compromise and your occasional antics make you popular with others and a great companion."

-Might even be accurate. You tell me...

See "self summary."

I'm really good at avoiding saying what I'm really good at. I'm pretty darned OK at some things, though, and love drives me to follow my hobbies pretty religiously.

My hat. Volume. Speed.

Neil Young takes the musical cake, but there is so much more than that, and I'll never be able to say what my favorite is. Books...I like just about anything from Salman Rushdie, Milan Kundera, and Jonathan Safron Foer to Kurt Vonnegut and Hesse. Again, there is oh, so much more...

My Neil Young CD collection, food, water, my camera, a purpose, harmonicas. Not necessarily in that order, mind you...

School, my next assignment, and whatever the future holds...

Working on exercises for school, reading, or hanging out with friends. Sometimes all at once! Oh, I'm a nerd...not quite sure when that happened to me, but I'm not complaining.

Whatever I am asked about, really.

You're interested in meeting someone new and open, and seeing where that goes.