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(last updated 03/2011)

Hello and Welcome!

This is a small web page to tell you something about myself.

First, a couple of sort-of-current (but maybe not too flattering) pictures of me:

I live in a suburb north of Austin, Texas, USA and I work for a major international technology company.

Some Interests:

I have many interests, including:

Music (listening, playing and collecting), including jazz, ambient, classical and electronic. Movies Travel and adventure (I am well traveled and am always looking for interesting places, people to meet and things to do. And of course the perfect travel partner is a bonus... (look here) Cooking Sports Literature My backyard pond w/ Lotus, Lilies, and small waterfall. Now that its spring, lots to do... Taking classes at the local colleges for fun and improvement. (always onward! through the fog!) Language?: A smattering of French, Spanish, and German, Some Japanese (although pretty rusty as of now...) Some links to help you: quick how-to Japanese verb Quick how-to Japanese adjectives Mandarin Chinese -- and now I'm a beginning student trying to learn Mandarin. Good thing I love challenges!   Chinese Pod from Shanghai, Cool website to help ya if Mandarin is your thing... be sure to say Hi to Ken, Jenny and the gang!

Rob's Pond Pictures: ...from the old house... old pond with umbrella plant reeds! fountain

The bubbling rock out front....	The pond out back with the waterfall ... water lily and blooming hawthorn	Early times at the new house... just getting into spring. Honeysuckle and Asian water bowl in progress..
More of the pond...	Needs the other flowers to come out...	a nice cactus flower already..

Some of My Sports My latest brand new sport to try: sculling (rowing)on Town lake! woo hoo Dancing - I love swing and jitterbug style dancing... when I have a partner... Soccer Rollerblading Martial arts (kungfu, TaiChi, jujitsu) Racquetball, Tennis, Handball Running and walking All kinds of water activities, including scuba diving, water skiing, wind surfing (not vey well...), swimming and sailing my hobie, and now, rowing Riding motorcycles and bicycles Weightlifting I work to stay strong and supple by going to the gym several times a week, running and practicing tai-chi. (I have a small gym in my home.)

...Sailing- up on one!

Ummmmm Diving...

Where does my time go?

• WORK! (I do however, attempt to limit my work life to the work place and leave it there
  when I exit. I also try to go in early and leave early so I can enjoy the rest of the day...
  but please note: I am NOT a workaholic!)
• Home stuff: I have a home so yard work and home chores take up some of my time
  ( I'm pretty neat and organized around the house, although
  the computer-room/office always looks a little lived in.... also
  no smoking in my home - and no shoes please
  
• Studying: I study for whatever current class I am taking
• Leisure: eating out, cooking, dancing, sports, concerts
• I always make time especially for that special person in my life.
• And sometimes I do a little gardening:

Some Ancient History

• In a previous life (long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away...) I was a teacher,
  I taught at both a university and a medical school.
• I have also previously performed research in various scientific fields
  (I won't bore you with details and long funny sounding names...)
  If you need more, let me know, I still keep a publication list and curriculum vitae (somewhere...)
• I taught science at a private high school for a year--. Interesting challenge!
• I have lots of talents and abilities that are no longer useful to me,
  and I am a throwback in that I enjoy attmpting to repair or fix things instead of throwing them away (--- go figure..)

I am well-traveled

• I have visited Europe, the Caribbean, Canada, South America, China, and lived in Germany,
  France and all over the US.
• I attended elementary school and middle school in Europe.

Send me email addressed to : robelewi (AT) pliable.us

last updated 03.2011