Wes

W T White H S, Attended 1996 - 2000, Class of 2000

University of California - Los Angeles, Attended 2007 - Present, Ph.D., Geography
George Washington University, Attended 2005 - 2007, Class of 2007, Master's Degree, Geography
George Washington University, Attended 2000 - 2004, Class of 2004, Bachelor's Degree, International Affairs, History

"Foreign Affairs Officer", Grad Student

Association of American Geographers, Phi Beta Kappa

Architecture, Geography, Ancient History, Politics, Travel, Dance, Eastern Europe, Hiking, National Parks, Maps & Flags, World Domination, Your Mom...

Harry Potter, Narnia, His Dark Materials, Fast Food Nation, Geography of Nowhere, Paris 1919, The Chosen, Siddhartha, Atlases, Collapse, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, The Island of Lost Maps, Everything is Illuminated, just love to read in general

Best in Show, Wizard of Oz, Amelie, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Harry Potter, anything Monty Python, Latter Days, Narnia, Strictly Ballroom, Camp

Pop, Celtic, Swing, Classical, Enya, Britney, O-Zone, Scissor Sisters, A*Teens, Gilbert and Sullivan, Crash Test Dummies, Tatu, Will Young, Tchaikovsky, Atomik Harmonik, Esma Redzepova (just don't like Rap and Country)

Desperate Housewives, Will & Grace, Ugly Betty (not a big TV person)

Recently moved out to LaLaLand from DC; essentially feel like I moved to a parallel universe. I spend my UCLA days debating the meaning of life or just consuming lots of coffee (2nd one way more so than the first), pretty much your typical grad student in that respect, I guess. My alter ego never quite escaped DC and currently does passport stuff for the State Department, not quite as exciting or stressing as my previous work on national security issues in DC.

Beyond the working and school stuff, I have danced since I was 5 y/o, which is big amongst my hobbies. I have visited over half the National Parks already and visiting the rest is high on my "do before you die" list along with riding the Trans-Siberian Express and publishing a book (list not exhaustive). I am a Unitarian Universalist and a Democrat, so I tend to be fairly liberal in the political/religious arena. Not sure quite how to sum myself up so just ask!

Bright, interesting and broad minded people. In the guy category, all the above is a good starter. Also, hope to someday find a guy that challenges me in new ways, balances and calms my personality quirks, and that eventually I can take home to the fam.