I moved to the Bay Area four years ago after growing up in Massachusetts, going to college in New Hampshire, living and teaching English in France and China, working in Boston, and going to grad school in NYC. I'm still quite enamored with 4-season climates that include fall foliage, snowstorms, and humidity, but of course I enjoy the CA sunshine.

I love languages and have dabbled in many, but my passion (and employment) lies in teaching French to high school students. I find it very rewarding to see them learn, work through their difficulties with them, and figure out how I can make my lessons innovative, enjoyable, and challenging. I also really enjoy sharing stories of my daily trials and tribulations.

I suppose I am a bit on the intellectual side but really do just like observing and analyzing the world around me, talking and laughing, eating in good company, cuddling, exploring the world both near and far, and having someone special to share it with. I'm pretty low key and prefer to be dressed casually than to wear heels; I've never been into club scenes although I can play along from time to time; and I don't function that well after midnight and like both sleeping in and getting up early-ish to take advantage of daylight.

While I am not particularly religious on a daily basis, I am quite strongly connected to Jewish culture and holiday rituals and would like my future partner to be accepting of that. If this doesn't scare you away, drop me a line!

I've got a job I love teaching French in a public high school. When I'm not correcting papers or planning lessons (I get better with each year I teach), I can be found jogging, doing yoga, hiking/backpacking, cross-country skiing (used to be on the team in high school and college in New England), cooking/baking (I make a mean butternut squash soup, among other things), and reading, all with good company. I like learning new things and have much improvement to make in salsa dancing, violin playing, film criticism, and other fields I probably haven't even thought about yet.

learning languages, cooking delicious food, taking advantage of good weather (I'm from the East Coast, so I don't see sunshine as something to take for granted)

I'll go with my ease in opening up, and my smile.

Books: The Fountainhead, Jane Eyre, The Poisonwood Bible, Le Petit Prince, Cutting for Stone, Crime and Punishment

Movies: Forrest Gump, Love Actually, Amelie, The Red Violin

Food: Indian, Thai, Japanese, Mediterranean, brunch, bagels, fruit, veggies, pizza, creative salads, chocolate!!!

- good company who really get me (friends & family)
- variety of tasty food and ingredients at my fingertips
- fresh air
- physical activity
- travel opportunities
- dessert!

what I'm going to eat; my students; where I will go on my next vacation; how to take advantage of the CA outdoors; what anecdote about my day I want to share with those around me.

cooking a tasty meal for myself and/or friends, watching a movie, going out to dinner, playing board games, hanging out with my roommate

I clean my apartment as a form of procrastination.

you:
- are easy-going and think you'll make me laugh
- enjoy the outdoors and traveling
- love good food of all sorts and are adventurous about trying new things
- are environmentally conscious
- like good, intelligent conversation