About me....

I moved to the Netherlands in 2002. I am a research assistant working on the mechanisms by which cortical function is altered by nicotine. I am electrophysiologist, using the patch clamp technique to study the function of individual and groups of cortical cells.

Pictured with me is Daisy. She came with me to the Netherlands from Chicago in 2002, and she has since mastered the Dutch language to an extent I have yet to equal.

I am primarily interested in using this blog to meet people with a similar passion for the true America from whom I can learn, exchange ideas, and even argue. I hope that you'll find some of the text to come somewhat entertaining, if not enlightening or inspiring.

Relative the average blogger, I would guess that I am in the lower ranks of "creative writers". However, I intensely enjoy reading good prose as well as attempting to write it. Thus, I am starting my first blog.

Obijuan K.