After almost 14 years in San Francisco, I recently returned home to New England this past summer. I am beyond excited to once again be close to my family, friends, and Dunkin Donuts' coffee. I am also looking forward to getting to know Boston....really for the first time as an adult! I try not to take myself too seriously, and love laughing and kidding around. I enjoy eating out with friends, hiking, engaging conversations, enjoying the arts (music, theater, movies, etc.) and volunteering regularly. Photography is a new hobby for me and I am anxious to capture the places and people of New England. Exercise is also important to me (I played sports throughout high school and college) and provides me with a wonderful source of relaxation.

I'm a little idealistic and am trying to make a positive impact on the world. For me, life’s passage of time is precious and I try to live fully. I feel that anything worth doing is worth doing to the best of one’s abilities. As a result, I am intensely driven to succeed.

Thinking, listening, helping my friends, standardized tests, and fighting crime (please see my "most private thing" I'm willing to admit below).

That I'm a little more soft-spoken and less serious than I look. That, or they notice me fighting crime. The Batmobile is pretty eye-catching.

My favorite books are: the Catcher In the Rye, Hamlet, Tender Is The Night, and anything by Raymond Carver. My favorite movie is Casablanca, but more recent favorites would be the Dead Poets Society, Billy Elliot, and Love Actually. My favorite music: Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, and the whole Blues to R&B continuum. My favorite food, hands-down: mashed potatoes.

My family & friends, sunshine, sleep, coffee, and exercise.

How each day, in every way, I am getting to be a better and better person. Kidding aside, I've been thinking a lot about photography lately. I've picked it up as a hobby and have really enjoyed exercising a new part of my brain and riding a steep learning curve in a new area. Obviously, I also spend a lot of time thinking about fighting crime.

Low-riding in the Batmobile.

I'm Batman!

A) my profile made you smirk or chuckle
B) you "like the cut of my jib"
C) you are a nice, pretty girl who lives in Boston
D) you want to be a side-kick and fight crime