I grew up in suburban Pennsylvania, loved college in Boston and am now enjoying life in Brooklyn. I like sharing a good laugh with friends whether it be over cooking dinner, watching tv or playing board games at home or going out for a beer. I like rooting for the underdog -- whether it be the Mets or my kickball and football teams. I think a few hours in a coffee shop or relaxing in Prospect Park can make a great afternoon, but I also like to get out and explore different parts of the city, see shows or go to museums.

Educating our nation's future (aka kindergarteners) - I love what I do. I love watching the lightbulb go off inside my students' heads as they realize they are readers, writers, and thinkers. As much as I tell my students that they can't sneak up behind me and attack me with hugs in the middle of class or in the cafeteria, it makes me smile every time they do.

When I'm not at work, I like wandering around my favorite neighborhoods or getting lost in a good book. In the past two years, I started doing yoga and I really love it. This year, I also ran my first 5K and want to try a 10K next year!

-Laughing
-Giving new things a try
-Listening
-Drinking coffee
-Buying books
-Karaoke (the worse voice you have, the better you are at karaoke)

My friends say my smile :)

Books: The Roundhouse, The Namesake, The Giver, The Help, The Hunger Games, other reading material beginning with "The"
Meaningful Differences, Savage Inequalities, Warriors Don't Cry, We Live in Water
Shows: Parenthood, Friday Night Lights, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Law and Order: SVU, The Biggest Loser, CNN's my background music
Food: Ice cream, good pizza, a good bagel, Thai, Mexican, recipes I attempt that turn out good - My new favorites are lentil cranberry salad, carrot soup, and pasta with a spinach tomato cream sauce.

conversation, friends, family, my MTA card, coffee, the ability (and willingness) to laugh at myself

Where to travel and how to pay for it, whether it's worth to buy coffee (it usually is), whether I can cram another book into bookcase, and thinking about "what if"

going to happy hour or grabbing ice cream with my fellow teachers, taking a yoga class, and then either going out for dinner and a drink or having a low key night at home with the t.v., a book, and take out with my roommate.

I have an irrational fear of haircuts.

you're nice and genuine, you can keep up a conversation and also be a good listener, and you have something interesting to say and think I might too.