UserBoxes Languages en This user is a native speaker of the English language. fr-1 Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français. ja-1 この利用者は 初級の 日本語ができます。 es-0 Este usuario no entiende español (o lo entiende con mucha dificultad). Location and Profession This user is a teacher. This user has a BA in Art and Art History. PGCE This user has a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. Personal This user is of multiple ancestries. This user identifies as queer. This user identifies as a femme. This user supports equal rights for LGBT people. This user is polyamorous. This user is interested in religion. This user is interested in Wicca. This user is interested in theism, the belief in deities. This user is a Naturalist. This user is interested in the belief that death is an acceptable part of life. This user is a Capricornian. 雞 This user was born in the year of the Rooster. sis This user has a little sister This user is a cat lover. This user is a nudist. Interests and Hobbies This user enjoys backpacking. This user is, or once was, a Girl Scout. This user is a swimmer. This user enjoys writing. This user is a bibliophile. This user is interested in Gothic literature. This user is interested in ancient civilizations. This user is interested in the ancient Celts. This user plays the piano. This user likes all types of music. CATS This user knows how to go to the Heavy Side Layer This user is an art lover. This user is interested in ikebana. This user enjoys origami. This user is interested in painting. This user enjoys photography. This user enjoys going to the sauna. This user prefers Mozilla Firefox.

Hello. I am currently a resident of Lancashire, U.K. I moved back here after living in Yamanashi, Japan where I was a teacher in the town of Showa, teaching English Language and culture, to adults and children from the age of 7. I was an Art teacher and tutor until I left the profession (I still tutor), currently I'm in the much less stressful occupation of personal assistant within the field of carework. I originate from Lincolnshire, England in the UK. I am a traveller at heart and I don't intend that to be the last time I work abroad.

My philosophy on life and on wikipedia is 'If you've got it, use it, if you ain't got it then go get it!'

If you want to know more about me personally then go to read my site (mostly a blog) at http://www.luvlymish.com. I rarely look at my talk page because I'm quite a low activity user of wikipedia so if you want to get in touch with me it's probably best you do so via my website...I may pay more attention to my talk page if I become a more regular Wikipedian.

Feel free to contact me though I may lag in responding.

More Boxes This user's time zone is BST. This user is a participant in WikiProject Japan. en-us -1 This user has a basic understanding of American English. en-GB -N This user is a native speaker of British English. LE-1 This user's been known to screw up the occasional sentence and make the occasional typo, but is otherwise pretty accurate with regards to English. ipa ə This user has a native-like understanding of the International Phonetic Alphabet. This user has a website, which can be found here. ubx-5 This user uses entirely too many userboxes.

Wikipedia History

I first came across Wikipedia in January 2003 when I was attempting to write my dissertation. I have been a frequent user ever since.

I made a few anonymous edits in August 2003,after I got the results from my dissertation! Then decided I could contribute, particular to articles pertaining to Japan in March 2006.

Wikipedian Interests

My particular interests in Wikipedia are on subjects pertaining to Paganism, Art, Crafts, Japan, France and South America. I am a Wiccan and I have worked and lived in those countries as well as maintained an active interest in them. Below I include the interests within which I've made particular contributions to articles and/or created articles.

Japanese Interests

I lived in Japan for about two years and have had an academic interest in this country for some time so I have added information to various articles pertaining to Japan and Japanese Culture. Articles I have added anything significant to: Chanpuru, Hiyoku, Kimono, kimono-hiyoku-layering

Yamanashi

Not surprisingly as I lived there. I added a few things about local temples and made edits and additions where necessary. Articles I have added anything significant to: Kuonji, Takeda Shingen , Showa, Yamanashi Prefecture

Arts

A specific interest of mine as I trained within this field. I am also a Girl Guide leader and so also have an interest in handicrafts so I have added references and expanding articles within this field. Articles I have added anything significant to: Bathyllus, Daniel Burnham, Decoupage, Decouper, Glenn Miller, I Married A Witch, Japanned, Lacquer, Mrs Mary Delaney, St. Trinians, The Art of Japanning

Miscellany

One of my favourite things to do is pick up random trivia, if I think it relevant or spot that some of it is missing from Wikipedia then I add it. Articles I've added anything to: Alek Wek, Anita Roddick, Ataui Deng, Caistor Grammar School, Cherie Blair, History of lidos in the UK, Grange-over-Sands, Joanne Clifton, Kevin Clifton, Rue de la Harpe, Paris, Sam Roddick, St Ninian, Strictly Come Dancing

Future Plans

Given that I have been helped by Wikipedia numerous time, I intend to keep contributing as long as I feel I have something useful to say. I intend to keep up my contributions to Arts pages and those relevant to Japan. I also intend to add things within pages concerning France and Ecuador. Ideally given my current study of the relevant languages I would like to be able to help translating pages in Japanese, French and Spanish. As a pagan I would like to be able to say could add stuff pertinent within that field but there are people far better qualified than I to do that so it's unlikely.

International Travels

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	Idea and layout pinched from User:Davidkinnen who took it from User:Calton who borrowed it from User:Salsb, who stole it from User:Guettarda who borrowed it from User:Coolcat

American States

I worked in America for a little while, here are some of the states I visited:

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Idea and layout pinched from User:Salsb who stole it from User:Guettarda who borrowed it from User:Coolcat

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