PEOPLE PROFILE

BESIM ACAR

Occupation: Waiter, bartender at Mollie's.

What do you do in your spare time? "I like to ride my bike or go hiking."

The book I'd recommend is: "`Metatrends 2000' by John Naisbitt."

Describe your oddest experience: "Trying sky diving when I was in high school."

What do you like best about this area? "Cape Girardeau is close to cities like St. Louis, Memphis and even Chicago, and this gives us a chance to visit these cities. Besides that, I think Cape Girardeau is a good size town in which to go to college."