User:Colin MacLaurin/Life
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Colin MacLaurin (1981—). I grew up in Wingen, a very small town near Scone in the Upper Hunter Valley in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
[edit] Education
All in New South Wales, Australia:
- 1986 Scone Preschool
- 1987–1989 Scone Public School
- 1990–1996 Scone Grammar School
- 1997–mid-1998 The Armidale School
- mid-1998–mid-1999 Knox Grammar School
Tertiary education:
- 2000–2004 Newcastle University: BMath(Hons)
- 2005–mid-2007 Avondale College, Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie): Grad.Dip.(Theol.)
[edit] Possible future study
I would love to learn other languages such as Mandarin Chinese. I do not come from a multilingual country (although it is multicultural) so I am a little behind Europeans and certain others. I look forwarding to studying for a doctorate in theology or perhaps science/maths. I would like to learn in different cultures, the ultimate form of which would be learning in a foreign country and in a language originally foreign to me.
I would like to complete a doctorate (PhD) someday. A possible topic, that I am currently very interested in, is inspiration (see Biblical inspiration and revelation).
One dream is to learn Buddhism from a Buddhist institution, in a Buddhist country, in a predominant Buddhist language, while surrounded by the Buddhist culture, etc. The same for Islam. I see both religions, as well as Christianity, as important to the Western world at the moment. Buddhism is seen by some as hip and cool, although I think most people haven't seriously tried to understand it. It has an image of toleration for others, which is what I think people admire, and who wouldn't admire that, assuming it is true? Islam is particularly controversial lately, and probably also much misunderstood by the West.
I also have an interest in sciences such as physics and math(s), which some have encouraged me to pursue.
[edit] Relatives with Wikipedia articles
Some of my ancestors and other relatives have Wikipedia articles about them:
- Colin Maclaurin was a famous mathematician who shares my name, and was a great-great-⋯-great-uncle or something. I followed in his footsteps for a time by completing a BMath degree.
- Brigadier General Henry Normand MacLaurin died in the World War I Battle of Gallipoli, and is the brother of my great-grandfather James.
- Sir Henry Normand MacLaurin was his father (see Wikipedia:Australian wikipedians' notice board/Complete to-do/Australian Dictionary of Biography#M), or my great-great-grandfather. Project Gutenberg - Sir Henry Normand MacLaurin
- James Milson after whom is named Milsons Point
- Richard Rouse after whom is named Rouse Hill
- Isaac Nathan
- Charles Mackerras and Malcolm Mackerras are cousins of my late grandfather
See similar surnames McLaurin (disambiguation), MacLaurin (disambiguation), McLaren (surname), Clan MacLaren. My mother's sideis Croaker (surname).
Living people category: Maclaurin, Mclaurin. List of people by name: Macla, McLa.
