I am a caring, well-read, active, thoughtful, confident woman. I have a curious mind. I like to find out about people, places, things, how the world works.

I have a strong sense of commitment to things I find important (the environment, public education, health and well-being) but I don't take myself too seriously. This allows me to have a good sense of humor and to laugh at myself.

I have spent time self-reflecting and becoming someone who has insight about who they are, how to get along with others, and has a strong sense of values and what is important.

I try to minimize my impact on the environment in many ways, mostly by owning a bike instead of a car and carefully consuming.

I like to exercise, but do a variety of things to keep from getting bored. One of my favorite bike rides is 3 Bears or across the Golden Gate Bridge to Tiburon. Taking care of myself is important, emotionally, spiritually and physically.

I love what living in the Bay area has to offer. Such as; hikes in Tilden Park; watching the sunset at Cesar Chaves park; seeing Wicked for the 2nd time; taking my godkids to The BFG at Ashby Stage; a little bit of bike weirdness and activism at Critical Mass; a lecture about education reform at UC Bereley; nutritional yeast on my popcorn at the Red Vic; free Bluegrass music at Golden Gate Park; Dale Chihuly's glasswork exhibit at the deYoung Museum.

I teach young children at a public school in the Bay Area. I also work for the teachers' union.

Trying new things.
Communicating.
Doing things that are hard.

I'm outgoing and friendly.

My radio is usually on KPFA or KFOG. The podcasts I have on my iPod are "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" and "This American Life"

I really like to readl. My tastes are too varied to name just a few things. I'm curious enough to be open to a lot of different genres of books and movies. I wish I had more time to read The New Yorker.

Like good books, I like good movies, but am not opposed to watching something bad if it's fun, like action movies, spy shows, and westerns.

You can't beat the food in the Bay Area. I love fresh produce and do not take it for granted, having grown up on canned vegetables. The Farmer's Market is my favorite place to shop. I can be won over with a good bar of dark chocolate. My guilty pleasure is a well brewed cup of Flying Goat coffee.

my bikes, my family and friends, my job, good produce, chocolate, coffee, books (oops, that's 7)

I try to stay aware and informed of what is happening in the world. I think we live in an exciting and kind of scary time. I like to try and understand how and why things are the way they are.

The relationships I've cultivated with my family and friends are strong and I have developed an ability to be compassionate, forgiving, and understanding because of all of the emotional work I've done over the years.

During the summer I may not notice that it is Friday night. During the school year, I am usually relaxing after a long work week, with a book or a movie. Or I catch up on the Daily Show or Colbert Report.

You'd like to go on a date and see a show, go to a movie, go on a hike or bike ride, have a good cup of coffee or just a nice conversation.