I'm a romantic, optimistic, and a gentleman, which means that I ll surprise you with what we're doing tonight and will do my best to make sure you ll never open your own door, unless you want to. I have a quirky sense of humor - if you like sly observations about life mixed with silliness, I'm your man. I'm an obsessive traveler and have visited 25 countries at last count. Good food is important to me, so I'm always searching out new restaurants; Matsuhisa for sushi in LA, Hiramatsu on the Isle de St. Louis in Paris, and Yen - a cool traditional restaurant in Tokyo - are my favorites. In Chicago. I don't know yet, as I just moved here in November. I like to tango and waltz (still looking for a good tango partner! ) - but also like to get out and dance to trance or pop. I enjoy meeting new people (which is one reason I love studying foreign languages) and have many friends who have absolutely nothing in common with each other at all! No matter who you are, I'm willing to bet we ll have a great conversation the very first time we meet. I'd like to learn to play the guitar and the piano. I love my crazy job, which takes up too much time but takes me to a different city - and sometimes country - every week. Sometimes four. This summer I learned the hard way that Mexico, Japan, India, and China in 10 days is not really a good idea. I'm looking for an interesting, intelligent woman who shares some of my passions and has many of her own - someone who is excited about life, likes trying new things, and laughs a lot (even at me). I'm a Director of Global Strategic Planning for a French plastics conglomerate. I love my job - I buy companies for a living! (To bad I'm not buying them for myself, but one thing at a time. )I speak fluent Japanese, passable French, basic Chinese, and rudimentary Spanish. My favorite things: Short skirts and long jackets. Awesome clothes. Cuff links. I know more about cars than any one person really needs to. Dinner parties.