I moved to San Francisco from Colorado in August 2011. I love living and working downtown! I was born in San Jose, but grew up in Canada as my entire family is Canadian. I can tell you the rest of the story in person, if you like what you read below.

Since being in SF, I've done the following: visited Golden Gate Park 8 times, went to Bluegrass in the Park, the Polk St Blues festival, took a 3 hour class in blues dancing, danced salsa to a live band many times, danced at a mash-up, became a season ticket holder for a local theater company, attended many improv comedy nights, played tennis at Alice Marble (what a view!), sang karaoke all over the city, had the best cocktails in the coolest pubs, attended a lecture on drug cartels, another on Jews in China, visited MOMA many times, attended a 1912 theme New Years party and many more things.

Maybe you can show me something new and exciting!

I left a full-time job that was high pressure to work as a consultant for the goverment. That job allowed me to take a lot of time off and do many things I've always wanted to do and some are listed below. Then, I decided to get back into a career that was challenging, that had great benefits, and that was located in a great city--how could I refuse?

Bucket list items completed:
Yoga retreat in the Bahamas at an ashram
Learned to scuba dive in Thailand
Took tango lessons in Buenos Aires
Sang at a piano bar in NY City for my 40th
Hiked in Patagonia--brought cool rocks home
Skiied in the French Alps
Walked the Great Wall
Drove around the Ring of Kerry--breathtaking--skip Dublin
Lived in northern Alaska--saw the Northern Lights
Ate haggis in Scotland
Ate at a very cool dumpling house in Bejing
Stayed at a convent in Italy
Lived in a 17th century house near Cambridge, England
Still so much left to do...

connecting with others and making them laugh.

is confidence.

Books: Anything by James Hollis, historical biographies such as Lincoln's Melancholy, books by Eckhart Tolle, and travel books.
Movies: Once, About a Boy, A Roman Holiday, Crash, and any that make you think and aren't predictable.
Shows: Billy Elliot (also a great movie), Fiddler on the Roof, and Phantom of the Opera (got to see this in London!).
Music: Mumford and Sons, David Gray, Damien Rice, Bowie, a lot of 80s, dancing to swing, salsa, merengue, bachata, Billie Holiday, Stevie Nicks, the list goes on.
Food: Thai, Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Argentinian, Spanish, Mexican, Peruvian, Italian, and anything new that stimulates my taste buds! Also, Malbecs, Cabs, and Merlots in winter and Mescato and Sangria in summer. Stouts and vodka all year long! Found the best punch house in Haight, you have to try it!
NPR: Listen to it all the time!

Amazing conversations.
A woman's smile.
Exploring new places.
Music (listening and singing)
A woman's laugh.
Dancing.

the direction in which I'm headed.

hanging out in a cool cafe or pub, enjoying happy hour and meeting new people. Or listening to live music, watching a great film, or attending a play or concert.

is that I like cats, the furry animals, not the musical!

You like what you've read, enjoy intellectual conversations, have an open mind, love to travel, not afraid of silence, confident in yourself, kind to strangers, interested in politics, like history, can Latin or swing dance or willing to learn, you love food, embrace life, you're funny, and you smile and laugh a lot.