I'm a 22 year old university student, studying history and internationa​l relations, and I'm also a musician and an outdoorsman at heart.  I love playing and writing music, camping and rock climbing . . . but I have plenty of other hobbies as well.

I really just want to become friends with people that will allow me to practice other languages with them.  Chinese, Russian, and Spanish are the main other languages I'm learning. 

All ages, from 13-90 years are welcome to chat, since all I'm looking for is friends, but if you don't have a picture I probably won't respond, as I have to be able to put a face to a name.  It's not a beauty contest though, don't worry!

I've studied Chinese and Russian each for about two years, and Spanish for about three.

Broken Social Scene, AFI, Incubus, Flogging Molly, Wolf Parade, Pinback, and hundreds of others.

Listenin to a lot of Dropkick Murphys, The Whigs, Tokyo Police Club and Raconteurs at the moment.

Here's some others:
Against Me!
The Album Leaf
Alkaline Trio
American Analog Set
Andrew Bird
Ani Difranco
Arcade Fire
Beirut
Belle & Sebastian
Black Keys
Blonde Redhead
Blur
Cold War Kids
Colour Revolt
Cursive
Do Make Say Think
Explosions in the Sky
The Flaming Lips
Gatsbys American Dream
Godspeed You Black Emperor
Gogol Bordello
Grizzly Bear
The Hold Steady
Iron & Wine
Jane's Addiction
The Kooks
Local H
Marcy Playground
Mates of State
MGMT
Mirah
Mogwai
The Most Serene Republic
Neutral Milk Hotel
Nickel Creek
Offspring
Of Montreal
Our Lady Peace
Peter Bjorn and John
The Quiet Company
Ratatat
RJD2
Sayanything
Sigur Ros
Silverchair
Sufjan Stevens
The Album Leaf
The Most Serene Republic
Three Mile Pilot
TV on the Radio
The Unicorns
Vampire Weekend
Vast
Wilco
Xiu Xiu
Yo La Tengo
Zox


Believe it or not, I didn't write this list to prove how I'm into all kinds of music you've never heard of, in some weird attempt to feel superior.  I wish these bands were mainstream, and that millions of people knew them.... that's just not the way it is.

Solaris, About a Boy, Half Nelson, Science of Sleep, most Tarantino, Guy Ritchie, Wes Anderson, and Michael Gondry movies.

**** TV.

Angels of The Universe, No Country For Old Men, All Quiet on the Western Front, Johnny Got His Gun, Everything is Illuminated,​ The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, the assorted Hyperion books by Dan Simmons, and dozens more.

The Catcher in the Rye was surprisingly​ good, too.