My goal is to be the best version of me! I'm learning and growing everyday, and I'm enjoying the people, places, and experiences that I encounter on my journey. I work very hard and I'm extremely focused on accomplishing my goals, but I love to kick it and just take life in all the same. I'm creative and (I think) I think outside the box...overall I try to seek out new and different opportunities in life. If I could read minds, I'd say the folks who know me best would note my quick wit, how observant I am, my (very) dry sense of humor, my humility (kind of ironic in this section?), and my laid back personality.

With all that said, here's a sampling of some of the random things I like getting into (in no particular order): road trips, photography, indie films, chill concerts, bonfires, dinners with a few friends and plenty of wine, power naps, being in great shape, the holiday season, laughing so hard my stomach hurts, listening to music on vinyl, finding good off the beaten track restaurants, and Taboo (seriously..challengers welcome).

Right now I'm looking for someone to have fun with, be a little adventurous with, and potentially build something solid with.

I'm a high school teacher. I enjoy my job and love my kids, but I won't do it forever.

Telling stories, creating dope Spotify playlists, navigating Yelp, making grilled cheese, choosing quality picks on Netflix, listening, most sports, and my job.

Either my smile or my hair.

Books: Interpreter of Maladies, No one belongs here more than you, Kindred, To Kill A Mockingbird, Invisible Man

Movies: Early Spike Lee (Crooklyn, Do the Right Thing, She's Gotta Have It), Love Jones, Rear Window, Jules and Jim, Taxi Driver, Steel Magnolias

TV: Friday Night Lights, Happy Endings, Freaks and Geeks, The Wire, Luther, A Different World (this list goes way on)

Music: Lauryn Hill, Stevie Wonder, A Tribe Called Quest, Band of Horses, Esperanza Spalding, Death Cab, Robin Thicke, Amy Winehouse, classic Motown, Fleet Foxes, Earth Wind & Fire, (old) John Mayer (this list goes way, way on)

Food: Baked mac and cheese, seafood, Italian, Thai, Indian

Family. Friends. Art. Nostalgia. Reflection. Optimism.

Literally anything and everything. My mind is always racing.

Curled up with Netflix and a glass of wine, at a bar/lounge/dinner with friends, catching up on Thought Catalog, or gearing up for the weekend's activities.

I low key love trashy teen tv dramas...i.e. Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, 90210

You equally dig NPR and ESPN, can carry on an engaging conversation, have a great sense of humor, and aren't afraid to try new things!

Or, if we have remotely the same taste in music/tv/movies:)