Geoffrey Husic

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Summary

MA SLL 1987

Career: Foreign-language librarian: Bibliographer for the former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Albania, Romania, Central Asia in the Slavic and Eurasian Studies Department, KU Libraries.

Languages: Russian, German, BCS, Albanian, Romanian, Persian, Slovene, Thai

Countries lived in: Thailand, Germany, Russia, Croatia, Macedonia

Favorite place: My screened-in front porch

Best move in my life: My first trip to Thailand

Favorite saying: Always take shortcuts

Favorite food: King Crab

Favorite book: Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins. My favorite Slavic book is Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak

Hobbies: Languages, biking, gardening, reading

Favorite movie: Galaxy Quest


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