Blind Planet

Hello, I am Lynette,
 A Canadian residing in Berkeley.
  I am a world traveller and musiclover. Music is the great bridge
 between peoples and nations. My personal leanings are towards British Isles
 folk music,
  classic and progressive rock, modern rock if it's a little retro and
 doesn't make a lot of use of sampling, drum machines and electronic
 effects. I love
  old timy, Cajun, early classical and Renaissance, and world music
 from just about any country on mother earth, particularly fond of Andes
 music, fado,
  and any sort of harmony vocalizing, except doo wop.
  I've travelled a bit, lived in Australia which I adore and would love
 to return to one day; I've visited Italy, England, and the Caribbean,
 St. Lucia to
  be precise.
  I'm a bookworm, and am presently immersed in Naomi Novik's Temeraire
 series. I love sci fi and fantasy, historical fiction, the classics, a
 good mystery,
  history and autobiography with a dash of poetry.. I don't watch much
 tv, but enjoy going to hear a play or a musical event. My ideal evening
 would be attending
  a folk, world or early music performance, preceded by an exotic meal.
 Most recently I attended concerts at the early music festival and
 really enjoyed them.
  I like to cook and enjoy going out to restaurants, Indian, Italian,
 Mexican, Thai, Vietnamese, and I am keen to sample Brasilian and
 Turkish, both fairly
  new to me. I am addicted to dark chocolate, dark beer, and dark
 roasted coffee. By addiction I am being fecetious; I am not literally
 enslaved by these
  lovely products, smile.
  I would prefer corresponding with someone foreign-born, but am not averse to an
 American, provided you have an international worldview and have lived abroad,
and  can speak at least one foreign language.
.  Foreign-born with the above-mentioned interests
 gets first preference, however.I have a particular affinity for Russia 
 and hope to visit that
  country soon. I adore the language, the classic literature--Turgenev,
 Pushkin and tolstoy being particular favourites, though regrettably
 I've had to read
  them in English translation, and the music, anything on a balalaika
 is heaven to my ears. Foreign languages are a plus, as is an interest in
 history, travel,
  and all types of music.
  I love animals, especially cats & African grey parrots. I like to be
 in Nature. My religion, if it exists at all tends to be a bit pagan.
 I'm not averse
to any religion, provided
you are tolerant and have an open mind.
No fundamentalists of any stripe need respond to this ad.
If the above looks intriguing and interesting, I just might be the
 person you are looking for as a friend.
  Thank you for reading this little missive.
  Peace and good fortune to all