My name is Nicolle and I'm currently moving back to Boston full time, taking time off to relax a little before my senior year and grad school applications.

I'm half Puerto Rican half Irish, petite, curvy, and kinda a girly girl by appearance, but can def. switch it up and play sports and get messy.

Right now trying to balance work and fun... Not exactly sure what to expect from here, but hoping to meet new people, possible friends, maybe more?

Please, please, please, no sketchy messages. :( Not my thing.

I WAS studying Ethnic Studies and Community health at Brown. I decided to take time away from RI and come home to be around my family, work to pay off some debt, and relax a little before possibly packing up and moving to a different city for grad school to become a nurse and health advocate. I'm very much a "planner" and so I hoping to become a little more spontaneous and enjoy being 21 :)

I'm working retail right now, but I'm looking forward to volunteering and possibly getting a position at a Health organization. I've had experience working at a free clinic and really enjoyed the work we did. Any suggestions?

being honest...whether positive or negative, I don't see the point in trying to cover up the truth. I'm pretty blunt but can be sensitive to other people's personalities.

acting silly...I've been known to get tipsy and give out Salsa dance lessons :)

My eyes...I have long eyelashes that people typically don't believe are real. After that, my height...people usually think that with my mouth that I'm bigger than I actually am (only 5 feet!)

Books: (Honestly the list is endless...here are some recent ones though)

She's Come Undone, A Hope in the Unseen, Nurse, The Dirty Girls Social Club, Anatomy of Hope, Down These Mean Streets, Invisible Man, If He Hollers Let Him Go, My Sister's Keeper.......way too many to list here

Music:

John Legend, Ryan Leslie, Ne-Yo, Adele, Alicia Keys, Jazmine Sullivan, India Arie, Cassie, Beyonce, Robin Thicke, Lauryn Hill, Musiq Soulchild, Chrisette Michele, Common, Talib Kweli, Murs, Mos Def, Immortal Technique, Duffy, Wisin y Yandel, Calle 13, Marc Anthony y mas.

TV: Slight obsession with House.

Food:

Okay....so I'm kinda a fussy eater....no cheese, milk, fish, and rarely red meat.

But, I do love Anna's, cucumber and avocado sushi, nani's arroz y gandules con penil.

hmm and chocolate covered fruit (I used to work at a fancy chocolate shop, yummm)

1. My family--as much as we differ, and as much as I often think it would be easier to not belong to such a chaotic family, they keep me grounded and my head straight. Without them, I could only imagine what my life would be like.

2. My cell phone--yea...I'm one of those. I feel lost, naked almost without it. It keeps me connected to my friends and family, reminds me when I have things to do...yea...it controls my day to day life.

3. Caffeine--Okay, so I probably sound bratty, but if you wake me up before noon on my day off, you better have a coffee in hand. Not always nice when I don't have my Starbucks/Dunkin Donuts (I don't discriminate...although lately $5 for coffee is ridiculous!)

4. Music--I honestly listen to everything, maybe not country (I do have Taylor Swift and Shania Twain).

5. Magazines, books--I love love love to read. Kinda nerdy, but it relaxes me. I wish I had less to read for school so that I could catch up on a whole list of authors I've been interested in discovering.

6. My car--its old and beat up but it's practically my home. I travel back and forth between Providence and Boston and so everything and anything is kept in my back seat. Its the first thing that I've ever been able to really consider mine, and I earned it...a little sentimental value behind my shitbox :)

Traveling! Haven't gone anywhere in such a lonnggg time, thinking about spending a semester abroad in Tanzania and Vietnam to help establish some HIV/AIDS health care resources.

Who I am, and how I want others to perceive me. I'm not some naive 20 year old just now realizing how the world works...I've been independent since 14 and so I'm starting to make sense of how things/experiences/people have shaped my views and perceptions of myself and others. Strange how I got from point A to B, and its empowering to look forward to how I'll get to C.

i'm terrified of squirrels. Like no joke. I won't scream or go wild, but I probably might make you walk on the side closest to them haha.

You aren't a creeper, and you want to actually get to know more about me... Anything I said you might have in common.