User:TRBlom

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This user is highly against nazism. This user is interested in astronomy. This user enjoys blues-rock. This user enjoys classical music. DON'T PANIC This user attempts not to panic with the aid of several towels

Hello! My name is Tijmen Blom. Welcome to my personal page on Wikipedia. Feel free to leave a comment in the discussion section.

Contents 1 Some facts about me 1.1 Languages I speak 2 Hobbies and passions 3 Wikipedia articles

[edit] Some facts about me

I was born in 1985 in the Dutch town of Wageningen, where I lived for the first 17 years of my life. After that I moved to the towns of, to persue my studies; initially aeronautical engineering at INHOLLAND University in Haarlem (2002), later on logistics engineering at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences in Breda (2004). This latter course, which will lead to a bachelor's degree, included an exchange to Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences in Jyväskylä (Finland) in 2007. I temporarily returned to Wageningen, but expect to be moving out again soon, starting my thesis internship in February 2008.

[edit] Languages I speak

Able to communicate in an every-day conversation

Dutch (Hollandic orientated) - mother tongue

English (British orientated) - fluent

German - intermediate

Elementary level

Spanish

French

Swedish

Finnish

[edit] Hobbies and passions

Music I play piano and sometimes also compose. I enjoy listening to music very much. My favourite acts include:

• Classical: Ludwig van Beethoven and Antonín Dvořák.
• Pop: Queen, Maná, Elton John, Sau, Eric Clapton and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Aviation The aforementioned studies of aeronautical engineering already hint towards an interest in aviation. Although I realise I will never be a pilot, I have enjoyed playing Flight Simulator ever since I was some eight years old. My favourite airliners are the Airbus A340 and the McDonnell Douglas MD-11.

Science I have a large interest in sciences in general and astronomy in particular.

[edit] Wikipedia articles

The kind of articles I read about

I am a pretty chaotic reader, following link after link after link, ending up in the most unusual articles. However, topics I read about a lot include:

• History (especially European history)
• Politics (at the moment a lot about the upcoming American presidential elections in the United States)
• Languages (especially Germanic and Slavic languages are very exiting)

Articles I contributed to

I have modified a countless number of articles, mainly in English and Dutch. English articles to which I contributed significantly include:

• International Astronomical Youth Camp - a summer camp I participated in
• Sau - A Catalan rock band