ITALY

Phil Assetto

Studying in Rome, Italy

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How old are you?
I am 21.

What type of music do you listen to?
My musical tastes are extremely varied. I like hip-hop, alternative, rock, classic rock, even some country. Just to give you a better idea: Albums in my CD player right now...Good News For People Who Love Bad News from Modest Mouse and Collision Course from Jay-Z and Linkin Park. Recent downloads...Somewhere Only We Know from Keane and The Blowers Daughter from Damien Rice.

What are your likes/dislikes?
My strongest likes are spending time with friends and family, travel, art, and history. My greatest dislikes are closed mindedness, superficiality, and routine.

Favorite books/magazines/tv/movies?
My favorite books are Slaughterhouse-five by Kurt Vonnegut and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. My favorite magazine is National Geographic. I also read RollingStone, Time, and The Economist. I don't watch many television shows regularly but I do like Family Guy and the Simpsons. I am a big movie buff. My favorites are The Shawshank Redemption, Scent of a Woman, Forest Gump, and the Godfather II.

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