About Me

Name: Ruka
Age and Birth date: 19; May 14, 1988 (Same day as Sumar's XD)
City: The OC baby! Yep, that's right, Orange. I live about 10 minutes from Disneyland .
Hair Color: Brown, light brown... depending on the light.
Eye Color: Hazel... and a jumble of colors depending on the light.
Height: 5'5"!
Religion: Christian. Non-denominational.

Why orcas: I don't know; I have yet to have an answer for that one. They are so wonderful, smart, beautiful and a real example of God's perfect creation.

Marine Parks Visited: Ooo! Easy one! Oregon Coast Aquarium (After Keiko), SeaWorld of California, Six Flags Marine World, The Mirage (Las Vegas), and Vancouver Aquarium (before/after Bjossa left).
Wild Whale Watching: Both for Southern and Northern Resident orcas in North Pacific. Also seen Humpback whales, White-Sided Pacific dolphins, Dall’s & Harbor porpoises, Common dolphins, Grey whales, and a Blue whale.
Marine Park Programs: Just DIP (Dolphin Interaction Program) at SeaWorld, CA.
Orca Interactions: Kalia, Kasatka, Kohana (now at Loro Parque), Nakai, Orkid, Splash, Sumar, Takara (now at SWF), Ulises, and Shouka.
Other Marine Mammal Interactions: Most of the SeaWorld CA dolphins. Ferdinand, Allua, and Muk-Tuk (Belugas), Juan, Fabio, Keebler, Ross, and Pepe (Commerson’s dolphins). Bocce, Kit, and Tessa( Walruses) Tasu and Eden ( Steller Sea Lions at VA).
Pass Time: As you can tell, I love taking photos, it’s become a major part of my life now. I hope to some way make a job out of it. I also draw and write, but not so much anymore. I read a lot too. Love to read. Oh! And how can I forget, the thing that takes up most of time is collecting orca photos and IDing (orcas and dolphins).

Pets: Chi, a female ball python.

Favorites!

Orcas:
Living: Orkid and Kasatka
Deceased: Ruka, Goro, Kanduke, Kanuck II, Knootka, Nepo, and Splash.
Wild: Mae, Charlie Chin, Bernardo, Mel, and the Tofino whale... huh, look, all Trans! =P

Dolphins:
SeaWorld CA : Bodine, Polka, and Ripley.

Animals: Besides orcas and dolphins... Buffalos, Elephants, Horses (wild and domesticated), and Lions.
Movies: 300, Balto, Chronicles of Narina. Hard Candy, Lady in the Water, Land Before Time, Lord of the Rings, Pan’s Labyrinth, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron , The Lion King 1, 2, and 1/2, Transformers, and V for Vendetta
Books: Hm, Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury) though I haven’t read anything by him I didn’t like, and The White Mountains (Jonathan Christopher).
Music: Pretty much anything.
Color: Black, Dark Blue, Dark Purple, and Red.
Food: Anything with sugar. I am Hypoglycemic after all.