I enjoy a stiff glass of Cabernet Sauvignon while watching an opera, running hard through a driving rainstorm, and losing myself in forgotten, foreign places. Of course, these simple cliches don't describe me entirely, and nor can the longest essay; the most inspiring element of my life is travel--that is--becoming lost deliberately in far flung countries while making my own discoveries. One shouldn't follow in the footsteps of others while travelling, and I apply this principle to my life whenever I can. Essentially this means that I strive to live by my own rules. I do not always succeed in this, and often ask for directions, but love charting my own path. That is why I studied at the UW for four years, lived in Cairo for my study abroad experience (not a cozy, comfotable European city--all of which I love, by the way), and am now taking some time to find the true me.
I am truly a man of contradictions, however, as I enjoy burying myself in the stacks of a large library and studying all day, while I also love heading to the gym for a few hours, or simply pondering life while sipping mint tea.
Oftentimes I feel rather wild and want to passionately kiss my lover in the middle of a performance, randomly during the day, or over morning coffee. Perhaps that is what I admire most in a woman--spontaneity. 

I just graduated from the University of Washington and am taking a year to decide wether I want to attend Law or Graduate School. In the meantime, I perpare (not cook) and serve dinner at a Women's shelter downtown. Volunteerism is a major turn on for me, and anyone who volunteers becomes instantly sexier.

Surfing, swimming, and weight lifting. Eating cheese and drinking good wine--and sharing it too :)
Having long winded conversations on the Kama Sutra or Middle Eastern History.

I enjoy dressing well, and think that it's always better to overdress. While clothes don't make the person, they reveal an innate facet of your personality to others, and instantly convery how you feel about yourself, your passions, and sometimes your dreams. Fashion, then, is a very powerful idication of ones perception of themselves. At the end of the day "all the world's a stage.." as shakespeare once wrote.

Of course, Im into basic American Literature and my favorites include:
Moby Dick
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Huck Finn, ect.

Love sociocultural books like:
Nickeled and Dimned
Never Eat Alone

Timeless classics like:
The Art of War
The Kama Sutra

Im totally into political theories and politics in general and have a growing library of political works, mostly on WWII.

Favorite book of all time: The Alchemist!

My Family.
My Friends.
Running in the rain
Books.
Red Wine.
Long Workouts.
Getting lost on a regular basis

My future schooling, which hopefully will include Law School!
Good wines.
New workout routines.
World Peace
Politics
Fashion

Exploring new restaurants with friends; attempting to Salsa; attempting to cook a new dish.

I have a serious weakness for chocolate--it actually makes me blush.

You are considering a relationship, are adventurous and don't mind a hopeless romantic.