User:Jachin
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[edit] About Jachin
I was born in Sydney, Australia in 1980. Growing up I spent many years abroad in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. I reside, still, in Sydney in my quiet home in the city of Blacktown which is suburban yet bordered on three sides by rural bushland.
I am a postgraduate student of Chaos Theory and complex systems, hoping to complete my quaternary education and move onto my PhD as soon as possible. I am also undertaking two Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB, or JD in the US) with an interest in criminal law and ethics, and in communications, specifically public relations.
I have had had quite a full life, in my youth I had quite a classical education and therefore have an interest in various subjects. My main focal points of interest are religion, theology, philosophy and history. I am a Roman Catholic and a Freemason. I also speak various languages and am an avid contributor to many articles on Wikipedia.
