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Matthew Von
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Born in Hong Kong, Matthew Von Ertfelda
has traveled all over the world. He was raised on a
horse farm in Massachusetts and attended Middlesex
School where he graduated with honors and served as
co-captain of the football team. He received a Bachelor
of Science degree with distinction at the School of
Hotel Administration at Cornell University in New York.
In addition, he attended the Taipei Language Institute
where he studied Mandarin Chinese. He also holds a
culinary diploma with honors from L'Ecole de Gastronomie
Française Ritz-Escoffier in Paris. Von Ertfelda
currently designs restaurants and bars for a global
lodging company. He has previously worked as a
restaurant and bar developer in Hong Kong, a print model
in Asia and a chef's apprentice/cook in Paris.
Von Ertfelda enjoys screenwriting, foreign language
study, cooking, rock and ice climbing, weight lifting
and hardcore adventure. In 1994, he successfully crossed
the Darien Gap, a storied stretch of jungle linking
Panama and Colombia. In the summer of 1998, he organized
a deep jungle trek into unmapped areas of New Guinea to
track cannibals. He dove for sunken treasure off Saipan
in the Northern Mariana Islands and participated in
Earthwatch research expeditions to St. Croix and
Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. In the past, he has also
competed in sprint triathlons and marathons.
In 2002, Von Ertfelda was listed as one of People
Magazine's Top 50 Bachelors. He describes himself as
unique, multi-faceted, hardworking, mentally and
physically strong and tenacious. He credits his older
brother, Eric (a bodybuilder and writer), with teaching
him respect and humility at a very early age. If Von
Ertfelda could hold political office, he would like to
be Director of the CIA because he loves the cloak &
dagger operations and the inherent risks. If he wins the
$1 million, he will buy a bottle of 1929 Chateau d'Yquem
to share with close family and friends. Von Ertfelda's
favorite quote is "The things you regret most in
life are the risks you didn't take."
Currently single, Von Ertfelda resides in Washington,
D.C., with his vivacious fish, Reggie. His birth date is
July 24, 1969.
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