Name and nickname:

Alexander Honorat Rapstine and Xander

Hobbies:

Reading, writing, playing music, languages, basketball, walking

B.A.:

The University of Texas at Austin (German with an English minor)

M.A.:

Michigan State University (German)

Languages I speak:

English, German, Dutch (not very well, though)

Languages I read:

English, German, Dutch, a little Spanish, a little French

Instruments:

Guitar, Mandolin, Drums, French Horn, Violin, Keyboards, Bass (in that order)

Residency Record:

White Deer, Texas -- 1976-1977
McComb, Mississippi -- 1977
White Deer, Texas -- 1977-1995
Austin, Texas -- 1995-1999
Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany -- 1999-2000
Austin, Texas -- 2000-2001
East Lansing, Michigan -- 2001-2003
Austin, Texas -- 2003-