Who are you? Owen Thompson | DrumhellerMail
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Who are you? Owen Thompson

Age: 27.
Employer: East Coulee School Museum.
Occupation: Everything. Curator, marketing coordinator, educator, and manager.
What do you like most about your job? The variety. It’s a little bit overwhelming at times, but it’s good to change things up on a daily basis.
Dream job: Astronaut.
How long have you lived in the Valley? Eight months.
Where are you from originally? Hanover, Ontario.
What do you like most about living here? The people. We have a history like no other in Canada, but it’s the people that make it what it is.
Anything you would change? More variety of things to do.
Top travel destinations: I would island hop around Micronesia in a small sailboat for years.
If you could travel through time, when and where would you like to visit? Go back 20 years and invest in Apple.
One thing you want to do before the end of the Mayan calender: Get into space.
Describe yourself in three words: This sounds like a dating site. Relaxed, intelligent, and active.
Most memorable childhood toy: We had a bow and arrows, it was pretty awesome. Me and a friend of mine shot down a bee hive, which was pretty stupid.
Favourite movies: I just saw Stardust, it’s awesome. I like the dark fairy tale thing that’s been going on, like Pan’s Labyrinth. Anything with stop motion.
If you were making a movie about your life, who would you want to play you? Matt Damon.
What would be your theme song? War.
Favourite books: Ian Banks wrote The Algebraist, which is incredible. I just finished The Sisters Brothers, it was really good.
What superpower would you want? Flight. You get from place to place more easily, it’s green and eco friendly.
Any words of wisdom? Everything in moderation, including moderation.


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