(Week 2) Who am I? Mark's Sample Slides

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Who am I????

I hope the slide show above gives some images of where I lived, who my family are, and what I like to do. The simplist way to think of an identity is where we are from and what groups we are part of...even though that is probably only a small part of who we are.

The difficult thing about this question is that we can answer it very shortly, sort of shortly, or as long as time and space permit. By the way, that is why every one had a 100 second limit in class to show their slides.

The very short version:

I'm husband, father, son, brother, friend and teacher. I spend most of my personal time playing with my children and wife Megumi, drinking and talking with friends, or relaxing by training for marathons, swimming, reading, or watching movies. In my professional life, I enjoy learning together with my college students and colleagues how people around the world can cooperate more effectively by being better understanders, thinkers, and communicators.

The sort of short version:

I was born in Los Angeles on September 8, 1973 to Warren and Eileen Christianson, who were training to be Christian missionaries to Japan. We moved to Japan shortly after and I attended Japanese pre-school, elementary school, and even a year of junior high in local public schools in Asahina in Nagano Prefecture. This could get long but I will try to keep it medium short...more later!

For the long version:

Here is a link (click) to a biography I wrote before.