I am fun-loving, sensible, and strong-willed.
My Self-Summary
I'm a
wanderer
(but I'm choosing to stay in New Hampshire for the next few years).
I enjoy
music,
reading,
movies, and good
conversation. Oh...did
I forget to say that I love
traveling? Well, that's a big thing
for me. I've been to about 15 countries.
I moved to Manchester in July 2007. I'm involved with all sorts of
activities around town. During the work week, my position as a
University webdesigner keeps me somewhat busy.
From 2003-2006, I was in Egypt teaching English. I learned a lot
from my 4 years in Egypt, but now I'm ready to see what life is
like in the US again and settle down here for awhile. New state,
new job, new people...
People take life too seriously sometimes. I try to remind myself of
that when I'm getting worked up over some little, unimportant
detail.
What I’m doing with my life
Trying to build community around me. People seem so isolated and I
just can't understand it sometimes...
This summer, I've been doing a bit of traveling...
Chicago for a conference and then New Orleans for a service trip,
and a bit of fun.
I'm back to doing web design/marketing (after 4 years of teaching
ESL). I don't mind the term "geek" but I'd rather be a "marketing
geek" than a "web geek". *laugh*
I’m really good at
-- Giving opinions/answers that sound really good. Too bad I'm
never sure if I quite believe what I'm saying! *laugh*
--
Teaching, I
think. Well, at least my students never complained too loudly!
*smile*
-- Friendships. I like surrounding myself with a variety of
different types of people. Being around only people who are the
same as me is boring.
-- Listening. I usually try to ask lots of questions and understand
situations before I start tossing my opinions around.
The first things people usually notice about me
...is that I'm quiet... But they're wrong -- I'm quiet the first
time people meet me, but that's b/c I like to sit back and watch
before opening up to people. In fact, after I start talking, most
people just want me to shut up!!!!
Physically, it's my eyes. Well, actually my eyelashes. They're
really long and many of my female friends are envious of
them!
Sometimes people notice my eyes, too. That's b/c they change
colors. When they go vivid green, people accuse me of wearing
colored contacts!
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
Books -- Anything about
Egypt, especially the
architecture and [history] of
Cairo, books by
Naguib
Mahfouze,
Charles Dickens,
Eats Shoots and
Leaves (a humorous book about punctuation -- really!),
The
Poisonwood Bible by
Barbara Kingsolver
Movies --
Princess Bride, anything
Mel Brooks,
Fight Club,
Star Wars,
Monty Python,
Mojave Moon,
Star Trek,
Full Metal
Jacket,
Snatch,
Lock Stock and 2
Smoking Barrels,
The Full Monty,
Trainspotting
Music --
Fleetwood Mac,
Jack Johnson,
Neil Young, and most anything
with talented musicians
Foods --
Mexican
is at the top of my list! I also enjoy
mango juice!
The six things I could never do without
Traveling,
intelligent
conversation,
music,
sunshine and time at the
beach, my
family, and
religion make up that list.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
How I can help make the world a better place. Unfortunately, I'm
still waiting for the answer to that question and some guidance on
what area(s) to focus on.
The environment and how I can reduce the amount of resources/energy
I use.
I also think about when the Chicago Cubs will ever win the World
Series again!
On a typical Friday night I am
...somewhere different than the week before. If I'm around
Manchester, then possibly at Strange Brew.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
My job involves communicating but sometimes I'm not very good at it
in my personal life when I first meet new people.
You should message me if
Anything I have written here made you laugh or smile. Also, you can
write if you think we have enough things in common to have a decent
conversation.