Childhood
Michael's hometown
What is Seattle?
Michael's job from Sophomore year of high school to Freshman year of college
What is a sailing instructor/sailing program director?
The college Michael went to
Whitman College
The continent the Aral Sea is on
What is Asia?
Michael's middle name
What is David?
Michael's pet cat, recently given away by his parents
Who is Messi (affectionately known as Meatball)?
Michael's current job
What is a research assistant?
The subject Michael majored in
Economics
The countries that the Aral Sea is contained within
What is Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan?
Least favorite color
What is yellow?
The number of Michael's siblings and their names
Who are Megan and Nicholas?
Michael's first job
What is a prep cook at a Vietnamese restaurant?
The number of people Michael dated that went to his college
What is 5?
DAILY DOUBLE
The countries included in the Aral Sea watershed (6)
Favorite common type of weather
What is light rain?
The reason Michael couldn't have caffeine until he was twenty
What is supra ventricular tachycardia (SVT)?
Michael's dream job when he was in elementary school
What is a writer?
The sports Michael played in college
What is intramural soccer and alpine ski racing?
The topic of the paper that Michael is planning on writing for his Master's research paper
Participatory mechanisms in adapting to the Aral Sea crisis
The name of the Christmas Eve dinner Michael consumes every year
The Seven Fish Dinner
Michael's first two cats growing up
Who were Socks and Pooka
Michael's job his girlfriend at the time asked him to quit
What is an erotica writer?
The college friend whose parent Michael regularly exchanges books with
Who is Henry Hines?
The two rivers that feed into the Aral Sea
What are the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya?
Michael's full birthday
When is January 23, 2002?