Marilou
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Hello there! I'm Marilou from Toronto, Canada.
I found myself surfing through jamaicans.com about three weeks
ago (O7/26/02) out of curiosity. The story was ... one Friday
night, I bumped into an old high school friend whom I haven't
seen in 8 years! We exchanged contact info and she had a jamaicans.com
e-mail address. I checked out the site and I've never seen such
a wholesome place on the net before like this one! I thought it
would be great to be a part of it by contributing my skills in
interactive design and at the same time, have the opportunity
to learn about the Jamaican culture in more depth.
Now for some background ... As I mentioned before, I'm from Toronto.
I'm not Jamaican nor have I been to Jamaica, but I've always heard
great things about it through friends. I'd definitely visit the
island one day! I love learning about different cultures and places.
I'm just fortunate to have been blessed with the opportunity,
in the past and present, to travel and experience different places
in Europe, Asia and Africa.
I'm Philippine-born, but moved to Toronto when I was 11. I've
always loved to paint and draw, but had refused to take Fine Arts
or go to an art college after high school. So instead, I stuck
to my nerdy instincts and specialized in Mathematics and Statistics
at the University of Toronto. But then, around my final year of
school before exams, I realized that I didn't want to be a mathematician/statistician
and decided to pursue my first love: Art. I went ahead with no
hesitation and studied multimedia design immediately after getting
my Degree.
I've been working as a multimedia designer for the past two years
with a year of teaching/tutoring interactive design. I also have
experience developing children's e-learning materials for non-profit
organizations. I am currently working as a creative director for
a European design company developing CD-ROMs, web sites and print
collateral.
It's a privilege to be a part of jamaicans.com. I'll try my best
to share with you my skills and the gifts that God has blessed
me with to make your visit at this site an enjoyable one!
Interests:
music (all sorts), math and art, gardening, doing crafty stuff,
naturopathic medicine, the beach, the water, scenic places, learning
new things, teaching kids, sharing ideas
Favorite escape from reality:
playing the piano
Favorite sites: aside from
jamaicans.com ... www.linkdup.com, www.odb.org
Strangest personality
trait: : Whenever I see a number with more than one digit,
I'd add up all its digits in my head until it is reduced to a
single-digit number.
Ambition: to be a philanthropist,
live a simple life and teach and help out underprivileged children
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