As a child who grew up in a household that encouraged a broad mind and colorful imagination, it was only natural that I developed eclectic tastes. Sometimes I enjoy sitting in the living room with my father, listening to old, crackly jazz music; I compete with my family while watching Jeopardy every night. Even more than that, I adore East Asian culture and I’m frequently immersed in its music, television shows, and food. It’s an odd combinations of interests, but it is what I love.
I tend to read books that explore people’s relationships with both their environment and each other. Often, this has made me warm up to some very difficult books in the sense that they introduce unfamiliar settings with depressing concepts and disastrous events. …show more content…
Often the characters are created as stark symbols to direct your focus to the world he has created.
- Haruki Murakami’s short stories cross the boundaries of Japanese culture, and are often surreal.
In music, I listen to anything from the sound of jazz greats (Benny Goodman, Django Reinhardt, Oscar Peterson, big bands) to the heavy beats and amazing vocals of Korean Pop (Crush, Flowsik and Geeks).
Finally, my list would be incomplete without my love for radio shows. As a child, I had difficulty falling asleep in our silent house because I could hear every creak the structure made. To distract myself, I would frequently turn on the radio and fall asleep to the variety of talk shows it offered. Now, some of my favorites have become a regular activity for me. BBC World News gives me a completely different perspective on US news, as well as a much broader view of the world. I have grown up on NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me and when I get to Chicago, my first act will be to get tickets to watch it
I tend to read books that explore people’s relationships with both their environment and each other. Often, this has made me warm up to some very difficult books in the sense that they introduce unfamiliar settings with depressing concepts and disastrous events. …show more content…
Often the characters are created as stark symbols to direct your focus to the world he has created.
- Haruki Murakami’s short stories cross the boundaries of Japanese culture, and are often surreal.
In music, I listen to anything from the sound of jazz greats (Benny Goodman, Django Reinhardt, Oscar Peterson, big bands) to the heavy beats and amazing vocals of Korean Pop (Crush, Flowsik and Geeks).
Finally, my list would be incomplete without my love for radio shows. As a child, I had difficulty falling asleep in our silent house because I could hear every creak the structure made. To distract myself, I would frequently turn on the radio and fall asleep to the variety of talk shows it offered. Now, some of my favorites have become a regular activity for me. BBC World News gives me a completely different perspective on US news, as well as a much broader view of the world. I have grown up on NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me and when I get to Chicago, my first act will be to get tickets to watch it