I absolutely live for the outdoors, exploring new landscapes and cultures, art and creativity in any form, and constantly learning and challenging myself.
I have been known to eagerly go for still moving octopus tentacles on a strangers plate in Korea, tackle building projects (with my own tools), getting back on a horse knowing full well I'm probably about to get thrown again, paying for a friend's flight so we could go to NYC together, and enjoying a midnight wine and cheese picnic with an old friend.
I know when to get serious and work hard but I also believe life is to be lived and not to get too stressed out over.
Also, I must mention I grew up in a family of artists and creative people including my dad who has a sculpture in downtown Atlanta so anything to do with the arts or creativity is right up my alley.
Just recently started getting up at 5:30 daily to feed my horse and cycle for an hour, which I am enjoying immensely. What to take from that: +1 if you cycle, and I'm now a grandma and go to sleep at 9.

Currently I am nannying while I finish up school to get my CPA. I did things backwards and became the bookkeeper for almost 100 business clients at a small local accounting firm straight out of high school.
The goal is to work for myself so I can still do the things I want to (travel, train horses, etc).
Oh! I'm also a budding silversmith and am pretty excited about the jewelry I've made so far. We'll see where that goes.
Oh (2.0)! I really really want to hike the Appalachian Trail after I graduate :oD So the next couple of years will probably involve a lot of mini backpacking trips.

Books: The They Carried - Tim O'Brien, Getting Stoned with Savages (and) The Sex Lives of Cannibals - J. Maarten Troost, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (the whole series) - Alan Bradley,, Where the Sidewalk Ends - Shel Silverstein (I have a Shel Silverstein tattoo), the list goes on... and on...

Music: Son House, Led Zeppelin, Mumford and Sons, The White Stripes, Flogging Molly, RATM, Fiona Apple, Vivaldi, Eagles of Death Metal, Ralph Stanley, The Black Keys

Movies: Spirited Away, Amelie,
Aaand... I'll finish this later :oP