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Hi! I'm Michael Mathieu!

You've reached my personal site, home of my projects and writings.

It's very much a work-in-progress, as I'm learning while designing it.

You can find more about me by browsing the other tabs above.


Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn!

About Me

Live

Born and raised in Upper Michigan. Moved to Ann Arbor to study Engineering at the University of Michigan, then to Chicago for work, then to Barcelona for my MBA.

I now live in Berlin, which is pretty amazing.

Learn

Currently, I am learning Spanish, German, and Python - three languages that could not be more different.

Based on the Fluent Forever model, my German learning is primarily through digital flash cards. It's also really, really slow, as it turns out German is very difficult to consistently learn and use in Berlin as a foreigner...

Work

I currently work at the European Headquarters of Wayfair.

My previous experience includes a long stint in heavy manufacturing and an internship at Mucho during my MBA.

Play

I really enjoy West Coast Swing, gaming, coding, and reading.

Explore

Travel is something I'm passionate about - check out the UNESCO section of the site for more details.

Projects

Python

I spend a lot of time coding Python, but most of that time is spent at work on code I can't publically share. I should probably fix that... I have a few outstanding thoughts on how to have my coding interact with my other passions.

One thing I intend to do is rewriting this site in Flask, but that's a ways down my to-do list at this point.

Visual Notetaking

Hop over to my other site, andMyPen, to see some of my visual notetaking.

I intend to repurpose that site to be a blog, but for the moment it's still purely visuals.

Visiting UNESCO Sites

Currently, I have visited 102. They are listed with dates where a part of the site was originally visted.

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University of Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá, Spain - April 29, 2017
Works of Antoni Gaudi
Barcelona, Spain - May 14, 2016
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
Valencia, Spain - September 23, 2017
Archaeological Area of Pompei
Pompei, Italy - December 13, 2016
Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
Megiddo, Israel - May 1, 2019
Royal Domain of Drottningholm
Stockholm, Sweden - April 8, 2017
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System
Machu Picchu, Peru - September 7, 2017
Historic Centre of Cordoba
Cordoba, Spain - December 21, 2016
Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
Tomioka, Japan - December 22, 2017
Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - August 26, 2017
Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
Aranjuez, Spain - April 30, 2017
Namhansanseong
Gwangju-si, South Korea - December 9, 2017
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
Nimes, France - May 10, 2016
Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches
Ávila, Spain - October 13, 2018
Historic Centre of Vienna
Vienna, Austria - January 3, 2017
Iguaçu National Park
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil - September 05, 2017
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Shirakawa-go, Japan - April 26, 2018
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
Seoul, South Korea - December 8, 2017
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
Granada, Spain - December 24, 2016
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
Bordeaux, France - March 17, 2017
Vatican City
Vatican City, Vatican City - January 10, 2013
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
London, England, UK - January 1, 2017
Historic Centre of Guimarães
Guimarães, Portugal - October 31, 2017
Museumsinsel (Museum Island)
Berlin, Germany - August 11, 2016
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
Arles, France - May 10, 2016
Historic Centre of Naples
Naples, Italy - December 15, 2016
L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
L'viv, Ukraine - March 27, 2019
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - August 06, 2016
The Forth Bridge
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - January 21, 2019
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Hatsukaichi, Japan - April 24, 2018
Palace and Park of Versailles
Paris, France - January 4, 2013
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu, Peru - September 7, 2017
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
Vienna, Austria - January 4, 2017
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Paris, France - January 1, 2013
Independence Hall
Philadelphia, PA, USA - August 06, 2014
Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
Berlin, Germany - September 1, 2018
Monticello
Charlottesville, VA, USA - August 05, 2000
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
Mérida, Spain - November 12, 2017
Himeji-jo
Himeji, Japan - December 19, 2017
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias
Seville, Spain - December 17, 2016
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Gyeongju-si, South Korea - December 13, 2017
Chilehaus
Hamburg, Germany - August 9, 2016
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
Syracuse, Italy - June 15, 2019
Historic Centre of Siena
Siena, Italy - January 5, 2013
18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta
Caserta, Italy - December 14, 2016
City of Verona
Verona, Italy - April 2, 2017
Old Town of Cáceres
Cáceres, Spain - November 13, 2017
Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
Pisa, Italy - January 8, 2013
Historic Centre of Avignon
Avignon, France - July 27, 2016
Monastery and Site of the Escurial
Madrid, Spain - October 12, 2018
Acropolis, Athens
Athens, Greece - May 30, 2019
Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture
Ibiza, Spain - December 3, 2017
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
Potsdam, Germany - September 29, 2018
City of Cuzco
Cuzco, Peru - September 6, 2017
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
Carcassonne, France - November 6, 2016
Historic Centre of Macau
Macau, China - December 31, 2017
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
Hiroshima, Japan - April 24, 2018
University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia
Coimbra, Portugal - October 28, 2017
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
Nara, Japan - December 20, 2017
Cultural Landscape of Sintra
Sintra, Portugal - November 04, 2017
Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - August 26, 2017
Historic Centre of Rome
Rome, Italy - January 9, 2013
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey
London, England, UK - December 30, 2016
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau, France - November 18, 2017
Hanseatic City of Lübeck
Lübeck, Germany - January 12, 2019
Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco
Tarragona, Spain - October 30, 2016
Town of Bamberg
Bamberg, Germany - December 21, 2018
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany - December 24, 2018
Changdeokgung Palace Complex
Seoul, South Korea - December 8, 2017
Historic Centre of Florence
Florence, Italy - January 7, 2013
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
Gyeongju-si, South Korea - December 14, 2017
Alto Douro Wine Region
Douro River, Portugal - October 30, 2017
Skogskyrkogården, the Woodland Cemetary
Stockholm, Sweden - April 7, 2017
Statue of Liberty
New York City, NY, USA - May 24, 2016
Historic Centre of Lima
Lima, Peru - September 10, 2017
Budapest, Banks of the Danube
Budapest, Hungary - January 6, 2017
Palau de la Música Catalana
Barcelona, Spain - November 26, 2016
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
Kyoto, Japan - April 22, 2018
Town Hall and Roland of Bremen
Bremen, Germany - August 7, 2016
Historic Centre of Riga
Riga, Latvia - August 12, 2016
Tower of London
London, England, UK - November 9, 2016
Palmeral of Elche
Elche, Spain - December 28, 2016
Margravial Opera House Bayreuth
Bayreuth, Germany - December 21, 2018
Historic Centre of Évora
Évora, Portugal - November 11, 2017
Convent of Christ in Tomar
Tomar, Portugal - October 28, 2017
Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
Malbork, Poland - June 10, 2019
Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
Saint-Emilion, France - March 18, 2017
Jongmyo Shrine
Seoul, South Korea - December 8, 2017
Hwaseong Fortress
Suwon-si, South Korea - December 11, 2017
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Noto, Italy - June 15, 2019
Maritime Grenwich
London, England, UK - November 14, 2016
Old City of Acre
Acre, Israel - April 30, 2019
Iguazu National Park
Puerto Iguazu, Argentina - September 04, 2017