Takaaki Furukawa in a nutshell

I'm an international post-bacc student of physics. I'm from Fukuoka, Japan (the capital of Southwest!). I changed my major from interdisciplinary information studies to physics and came to U.S. in September 2002. I am a laid-back individualist and an occasional hobbyist. But when it comes to social or political things I'm pretty much dead meat. I like music and I enjoy attending concerts.

Favorite Musicians/Bands: Herbie Hancock, Crusaders, Bruce Springsteen, Steely Dan, Eric Clapton, Grover Washington Jr.

Favorite Movies: Big Trouble in Little China, Mission: Impossible, Back To The Future trilogy

Other favorite things: Physics, Sitcoms, Fritos SCOOPS! corn chips, vintage gadgets, walking in the city, Hobby electronics, computers, sound of Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, onion rings.