*NZ Aug. 4th - 17th.

Good morning, sunshine! =) About me, woo! So basically, I'm Māori and I really take pride in and respect my culture. I also have a very big family that I love to death. I have OCD. I'm typically louder than your average person, but that doesn't really mean I'm obnoxious. I'm really active and I really enjoy the outdoors. Uh... I'm generally a friendly and optimistic person. I'm not really one to bring someone else down. That's so not cool. Ooh! I play Bari Sax (I actually play a lot more instruments, but it's mainly Bari Sax now a days. =P) I feel like I'm pretty approachable, so don't be too shy to say hello. =) I enjoy laughing and smiling like... a lot. So that's definitely a plus if you can make me do either (Or both!) often. =P Um... Oh. I say "Uh" and "Um" a lot. >_> (Obviously...) And I tend to make a lot of spelling mistakes online if I don't read it over, so bare with me? <3 And up there it says "Replies selectively" or "Very selectively", that's pretty much a lie. I've responded to mostly every message I've ever gotten. So don't let that discourage you! Oh! And My name's Âio. [Eye - oh]

PS: I'm almost certain that my IM's don't work 98% of the time. So please don't even bother. <3

I study Jazz Composition at Berklee. (Yes, I'm spelling 'Berklee' right. =)) And during the Summer I teach little kids to be beastly at Saxophone. After I'm done with school I hope to become a professional musician and composer. =)

Dancing, talking, running, learning new instruments, playing Jazz, shopping, being heard, writing music, meeting new people, starting conversations with people on the street, cooking, laughing, organizing, cleaning. Uhm... I think that's pretty much it. Ahah. =P

Easily the first thing people notice about me is that I'm short. I'm 5 (ish? Maybe it's 6?... 4?...) inches away from legally being a dwarf. However, I like to think of myself as travel size. =)

Books:-
I do apologize to all you lovely reader-type people out there. But I just don't really enjoy reading unless I'm really into a book. (Which happens rarely) =(

Movies:-
Finding Nemo, Titanic, The Notebook, No Reservations, Up, Cool Runnings, Horton Hears A Who, New in Town, Grease, Miss Congeniality, John Tucker Must Die, Bring it On, The Devil Wears Prada, V for Vendetta, My Bloody Valentine, Fired Up, Bruno, The Proposal.

Music (In order of randomness on my iPod):-
P!NK, Quietdrive, Eric Whitacre, Patrick Burns, Ratatat, Leona Lewis, Lady Gaga, The Killers, Hellogoodbye, The Fray, Flo Rida, Neyo, Enya, Natasja, Eiffel 65, Chris Cornell, Britney Spears, Michael Jackson <3, Coldplay, Discobitch, Benny Benassi, Blood on the Dance Floor, Avril Lavigne, Death Cab for Cutie, Basshunter, Taylor Swift, Jordin Sparks, ToyBox, Scotty Vanity, Frank Ticheli, Sean Paul, Miley Cyrus, Matchbox 20, Celtic Woman, Gordon Goodwin, Nelly, Paul Oakenfold, Pusscat Dolls, MIA, Akon, Medic Droid, Kate Nash, Katy Perry, Lily Allen, Anna Nalick, Chris Brown, Evanessence, Blue October, Green Day, Nickelback, The All-American Rejects, Aly & AJ, Black Eyed Peas, Madonna, Fergie, Demi Lovato, Pitbull, Rammstein, Beyonce, Bob Marley, Rihanna, Yelle, Lil Wayne, Alanis Morisette, Enrique Iglesias, Fatal Bazooka, Snow Patrol, Ben Lee, Kelly Clarkson, Jason Mraz, Metro Station, Usher, Oasis, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Cyndi Lauper, Thriving Ivory.

Food:-
Cheesecake, Deep Fried things, Chocolate, Sushi, Fruity things, Shrimp, Sour things.

1.) Family.
2.) Friends.
3.) Laughter.
4.) Food.
5.) The cellular. (Which is currently not functional. -_-)
6.) The laptop.

Oh, goodness. Anything! From "Why is my shoe untied?" to "What is the meaning of life?" My mind kind of wanders all over the place. When I need to seriously think about something it'll mostly be my future and what I'm going to do later on life.

There's typical Friday nights? =P Ahah. I usually do whatever. With my friends somewhere, at home watching TV, practicing, composing, out running... nothing really "typical."

Things are indeed private for a reason. Ahah. <3

You seriously don't even need a reason! Just message me with random stuff and it'll make me happy. Or start a conversation with me. Maybe in Māori? That would be fun. I look forward to it. =)