Jamie Lingwood

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Owner

A lifelong passion for language, linguistics, etymology, etc. A total techie... studied Engineering, worked in various tech-related industries, ended up in ICT and internet-related sectors. Total Apple geek (converted)! Love making music... bass trombonist in various symphony orchestras and a Cuban Danzón salon orchestra. Get a kick out of cooking... take regular cookery courses focusing on oriental cuisines. A curious appetite for German, post-World War I (Weimar Republic), anti-war literature (e.g. Im Westen Nichts Neues, Heeresbericht, etc.) and Haruki Murakami's novels (read all his books!). Other oddities include a love of (or is it an addiction to?) espresso-style coffee, science