I am looking for friendship and maybe something more; someone to share adventures with me. I see romance as sharing adventures. I am attracted to women and to men; to people who are kind, funny, and smart. I love conversation, laughter, listening to and telling stories, cooking, music, photography, hiking and generally being in the outdoors. I love experiencing something bigger than myself. I love learning new things. I love making another person happy.

I work as a school psychologist nine months out of the year in Seattle - I love working with families, with students and teachers to help solve problems that interfere with schooling. The rest of the time I am a creative writer.

I am a woman of transgender history. I was born male, but have always identified female, and my closest friends have been women. I used to be afraid of men, but I am allowing myself to be friends with guys and finding I like that. Five years ago I started changing my body to be more female, and I have been living as a woman for the last two years. I am happier with my body, and happy with my life now.

I am recently widowed. My partner was my best friend and confidante, but cancer took her. I am ready for a new chapter.

I work full time as a school psychologist from September through June. I am trying to develop as a creative writer, writing short stories. I love to travel and want to travel more.

Cooking; listening; writing; solving problems; resolving conflict.

My eyes, my smile, my sense of humor

Books: Alice in Wonderland, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Time Traveller's Wife, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Hunger Games; anything by Stephen King, Diane Ackerman, Jennifer Finney Boylan

Movies: The Millenium trilogy (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, etc), Bend it Like Beckham, Monsoon Wedding, Amelie, Juno,My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Inception, The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, Once, Dogma, Casablanca

Music: Stereolab, Snow Patrol, Sufjan Stevens, Ani DiFranco, The Byrds, The Beatles, Feist, Susheela Rahman, Coldplay, Liz Carroll, Miles Davis, John Coltrane

Food:I love many kinds of food: Indian, Mexican, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Greek. I am still learning. My favorite specific dishes to cook are Red Beans and Rice; Rogan Josh (lamb curry), Pepper Steak, paella

My nook tablet, my mp3 player, my camera, pen and paper, matches, my purse

Cooking; writing; political advocacy (human rights, education)

Having dinner with my daughter; watching a movie

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