Though I'm originally from Nashville, TN, I grew up in Raleigh, NC, and graduated college in Houston, TX. I currently hail from Lake Junaluska, NC, in the Smoky Mountains, which is where my family lives. I graduated in May 2001 from Rice University, where I had a dual major in Math and Religious Studies.
In 2001-2002, I lived in France and North Africa, teaching English and taking part in a cultural, religious, and linguistic exchange. I hope to have some photos up soon. To learn more, contact me.
The most important part of my life has been and will always be Jesus Christ - read my testimony to learn more about Him.
Currently, I am a JD student at the University of Chicago Law School. I also co-founded and co-own two small businesses: a web design and software development company, Topsail Consulting, LLC; and Safe At Hand, LLC, which sells hand safety products. In September, 2005, I enrolled at as a JD student.
Some random (well, not really - they're mostly hard-coded) facts about me:
| Name: | Edward Michael Cottrell | |
| Occupations: | Law student Web developer, programmer, IT consultant Entrepreneur |
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| Hometown: | Chicago, IL (most recently of Lake Junaluska, NC) |
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| Favorite Color: | Blue | |
| Favorite Books: | Les Misérables The Lord of the Rings |
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| Favorite Movies: | Last of the Mohicans Dances with Wolves The Village The Lord of the Rings The Bourne Identity (I couldn't pick just one) |
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| Favorite Foreign Country: | Germany | |
| Foreign Countries Visited: | 12 (Mexico, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, UK, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, & [unnamed N. African nation]) | |
| Places I've Lived (for at least a summer): | Fairview, Tennessee, USA Cary, North Carolina, USA Cimarron, New Mexico, USA Houston, Texas, USA Panama City Beach, Florida Amman, Jordan Aix en Provence, France (various places in Africa) Fayetteville, Georgia, USA Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, USA Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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| Favorite Pastimes: | Hiking, biking, playing/writing/listening to music, reading, writing, learning, playing chess, playing poker, programming computers to do useful things, and a bunch of other things. | |
| Languages I speak/read/write: | French Spanish Hebrew Greek Arabic |
Interested in more about me? Check out my resumé, interests, writings, friends, or blog/blawg.

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