I think people are often best described by what they love. So... I am passionate about traveling (I spent a month in Australia and two weeks in Fiji last summer), ethnic food (Indian, Thai, Japanese), reading novels and the New Yorker, cooking (I make a mean lasagna), drinking good wine and having long chats with friends, watching movies, listening to NPR, hosting dinner parties, and everything athletic/outdoors (camping, hiking, playing tennis, snow skiing, scuba diving, etc..).
Some of the more interesting adventures I've had: I've taught at the oldest high school in Taiwan, was served (and ate) donkey while living in Northeast China, got completely lost by myself in Venice, attended t