I'm very independent, and I've grown up with a bug in the back of my mind always pushing me to try new things. I like to think that spur of the moment decisions are some of the best and accordingly my life has been a mix of chance-taking, travelling and very few regrets.

In my free time I'm usually weaving in and out of traffic on two wheels secretly wishing I was a bike messenger, in or out with housemates/friends/colleagues, taking photos, or indulging in good tunes.

I love cinema, live music, languages, good food, technology and travelling. I've also got a knack for smelling out good coffee, and I'm profoundly suspicious of mushrooms.

Reading a lot and getting back into films. Looking for that work/life balance.

In a more general sense, I'm working in London in a surprisingly fulfilling and interesting profession that's also in a rather unpopular industry at the moment (guesses are welcome), after doing an International Relations with French degree and briefly working freelance for a while.

My general life plan is to stick with what I'm doing while it feels right, and then move on. Right now, living in London, working hard and spending weekends doing cool stuff with my housemates and friends is quite fulfilling. Maybe in a few years I'll jump on a plane somewhere.

Consuming espressos, making Spotify playlists.

Sadly I don't have an edgy haircut, I'm not in a band, I'm not incredibly tall, thin or skinny-jeaned, and I'm not an artist. These things seem to be popular on here.

Hopefully I make up for this by being outgoing, having a few stories to tell and being a generally curious and hopefully interesting person.

I think people's first impression of me, however, might be the coffee. I'm rarely found far from a cup.

Reading
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Kahlil Gibran, Mario Vargas Llosa, Milan Kundera, John Le Carré, Antoine de Saint Exupéry, Pablo Neruda, Sylvia Plath, Roald Dahl, Paulo Coelho.

Recently I also love reading Nat Geo.

Films
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The Shawshank Redemption, The Constant Gardener, The Motorcycle Diaries, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, Il Postino, La Vie en Rose, Leon, My Neighbor Totoro, The Godfather (I and II), The Departed.

TV
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House, Flight of the Conchords, Doctor Who, Dexter and the staples... QI, HIGNFY, etc. I also have a real soft spot for BBC science and nature documentaries. Buy me a David Attenborough box set and I'll be your friend for life.

Music
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For the full story: http://www.last.fm/user/neonblurb.

Bonobo, Midlake, Radiohead, The Shins, Nina Simone, Lamb, The XX, Beastie Boys, Angus & Julia Stone, Broken Bells, Fleet Foxes, Daft Punk, Justice, Trentemøller, Plaid, Mos Def, Thievery Corporation, The Cinematic Orchestra, Andreya Triana, Zero 7, Walker Brothers, The Whitest Boy Alive, Phoenix, The Shins, Air, Portico Quartet, Quantic, more or less anyone on Ninja Tune or Big Dada, Ty], Florence + The Machine, The Cure, Madness, The Specials, The Jam, Sufjan Stevens, Regina Spektor, Cat Stevens, A Tribe Called Quest, Royksøpp, Chopin and Debussy.

Food
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Italian, Indian, Middle-Eastern and Thai are some favourites.

Also, Arrosto in the City. Their bacon and egg sandwiches are to die for.

Did I mention I'm profoundly suspicious of mushrooms?

Saturday mornings, Spotify, massive hills to cycle down, live music, nice coffee, and nutella.

Tetris. Valpolicella. Spreadsheets.

Hopefully having a drink and/or a dance in good company.

I kissed a girl and I liked it.

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