User:TRBlom
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Hello! My name is Tijmen Blom. Welcome to my personal page on Wikipedia. Feel free to leave a comment in the discussion section.
Some facts about me
I was born in
Languages I speak
Able to communicate in an every-day conversation
German - fluent
Elementary level
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 the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Aviation The aforementioned studies of aeronautical engineering already hint towards an interest in
Science I have a large interest in sciences in general and astronomy in particular.
Public speaking I joined Toastmasters in 2009, an international organisation for public speaking. My goals are to improve my German, improve my presentation skills and enjoy listening to other speakers, as well as gaining inspiration from them. I am a member of both a German-speaking and English-speaking club. By the time of writing I completed six projects and managed to reach the division level for both table topics and international speech German as well as English. I will be serving as president on the new board, assuming office in July 2010.
Badminton I played badminton at a club in Wageningen, participating in the second class of the men's competition for the first year. Having played it between 1996 and 2002, I rejoined the club in 2008. Besides playing the sport, I was an active member of the club, being secretary to its board, chairing the publicity commission and activities commission and being editor in chief of the club's magazine.
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 (like recently a lot about the 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