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Music
Some genres and artists that come to mind quickly include (the list could go on and on and on):
Rock: Pink Floyd, The Who, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Moody Blues, Led Zepplin, The Doors, War, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Queen
Reggae: Bob Marley, Buju Banton, the Gladiators, Damien Marley, Third World, Lucky Dube, Easy Star All-stars, Beenie Man, Capleton, UB40, Sizzla, Steel Pulse
Punk: NOFX, Rancid, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Subhumanz, Bad Religion, The Dead Kennedys, Gogol Bordello
Electronic: Chris Liebing, Andreas Kremer, Adam Beyer, Hertz, Robert Natus, Arkus P., Dave the Drummer, Eric Sneo, DJ Rush, Glenn Wilson, Misstress Barbara
Hip Hop: Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, The Living Legends, Blackalicious, Del, Hieroglyphics, Nas, Murs, Immortal Technique, People under the Stairs, Lyrics Born, The roots, Soul Live, A Tribe Called Quest
Jazz: Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Al Di Meola, Bela Fleck, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, John Mclaughlin,
Random: Sublime, Primus, Les Claypool, Buckethead, Spearhead, Jimmy Buffett, Galactic, G Love and the Speacial Sauce, Widespread Panic, Beck, Prodigy, String Cheese Incident, garage a trois, The Mars Volta
World: King Sunny Ade, Gringa Boys, Bersuit Vergarabat, Chico Science and Nacao Zumbi, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Fela Kuti, Fulanito, Proyecto Uno, Gypsy Kings, Hector Lavoe, Seu Jorge, Mana, Mano Negra, Mano Chao, Orishas, Oscar D'Leon, Ravi Shankar, Sergio Mendes, Taraf De Haidouks
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Sports
Growing up I played many sports, but the one I stuck with and will forever love and play is soccer.
My team: San Jose Earthquakes.
Favorite league: English Premier League.
My favorite time of the year: Champions league & years with World cups.
Other activities: mountain biking, swimming, kayaking, sailing, hiking, snorkeling, scuba diving & camping.
-San Rafael Falls, Ecuador-
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Books
Top 10 for now (in no particular order):
"A Shamans Apprentice" by Mark Plotkin
"One River" by Wade Davis
"Medicine Quest" by Mark Plotkin
"Savages" by Joe Kane
"Paddle the Amazon" by Don Starkell
"Mountains beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder
"Ever Since Darwin" by Stephan Jay Gould.
"The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins
"Leaving Microsoft to Change the World" by John Wood
"The Botany of Desire" by Michael Pollan
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Travel
Places I'd love to visit in the future include: Australia, South East Asia, India, and Indonesia; the West coast of Africa (Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon), and all of South America (particularly Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname & French Guiana).
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Links:
Friends/ Affiliations:
University of Florida Research and Education Center (Croc Docs)
Society of Conservation Biology
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Others:
The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation
The International Canopy Network
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
People and Plants Organization
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