Ogedei_the_Mad
Caffeinated Khagan
First off, I refuse to give my real name, real age, and various peices of personal information. The most I will say about my age is that I am most certainly above twenty. On the forum, I am Ogedei the Mad or simply Ogedei, and that is all.
For the most part, I am naturally a solitary person - I can easily get along with most people (thus I'm not too socially awkward), but I lack any desire to look for "significant others." Usually I find myself associating myself with those significantly older than me or who have very intellectual interests. Oftentimes, I found myself too distant from those of my own generation.
Originally, I started as a Creative Writing major during my undergraduate years, but found East Asian culture too fascinating not simply because I am of East Asian heritage but also because it tends to be so misunderstood in the American imagination. And so I am for the most part an avid student of East Asian history and culture, but after living and working in Korea for two years, it ultimately was Korea that truly caught my attention. I'm getting into Classical Chinese (and can read and am attempting to translate a major text) and am continuously trying to improve my Korean langauge skills. Currently, I am about to complete a Master's and I am contemplating going on another Master's program, but this time in Korea and with a focus either on doing intensive studies on classical civilization or ethnographic studies of Korean folk practices.
Politically, I'm very much a Leftist. However, I have no real interest whatsoever in "preaching" my political perspective (especially not over the internet) although I once was an activist.
Religiously, I'm a combination of a Mahayana Buddhist and Daoist. Again, I have no real interest whatsoever in "preaching" my religious perspective.
As for interests, I used to be somewhat of a gamer, but then I started doing martial arts (Taekwondo for 7 years, Taijiquan Guangping Style for 4 years, Taijiquan Spear for 3 years, and Taijiquan Broadsword for 3 years), writing, and the Korean gayageum (a zither instrument). I very rarely spend much time on computer games these days, having "grown out of" many of them, but Civ3 is one of the very few games that I frequently go back to since it so fits my preference for things intellectual.
For the most part, I am naturally a solitary person - I can easily get along with most people (thus I'm not too socially awkward), but I lack any desire to look for "significant others." Usually I find myself associating myself with those significantly older than me or who have very intellectual interests. Oftentimes, I found myself too distant from those of my own generation.
Originally, I started as a Creative Writing major during my undergraduate years, but found East Asian culture too fascinating not simply because I am of East Asian heritage but also because it tends to be so misunderstood in the American imagination. And so I am for the most part an avid student of East Asian history and culture, but after living and working in Korea for two years, it ultimately was Korea that truly caught my attention. I'm getting into Classical Chinese (and can read and am attempting to translate a major text) and am continuously trying to improve my Korean langauge skills. Currently, I am about to complete a Master's and I am contemplating going on another Master's program, but this time in Korea and with a focus either on doing intensive studies on classical civilization or ethnographic studies of Korean folk practices.
Politically, I'm very much a Leftist. However, I have no real interest whatsoever in "preaching" my political perspective (especially not over the internet) although I once was an activist.
Religiously, I'm a combination of a Mahayana Buddhist and Daoist. Again, I have no real interest whatsoever in "preaching" my religious perspective.
As for interests, I used to be somewhat of a gamer, but then I started doing martial arts (Taekwondo for 7 years, Taijiquan Guangping Style for 4 years, Taijiquan Spear for 3 years, and Taijiquan Broadsword for 3 years), writing, and the Korean gayageum (a zither instrument). I very rarely spend much time on computer games these days, having "grown out of" many of them, but Civ3 is one of the very few games that I frequently go back to since it so fits my preference for things intellectual.