I love doing things that wake up my life
listening to the hum of different languages
taking a journey overseas
finding treasures in unusual places
making up words
leaving one-line poems to be found
being in colorful rooms
getting happily lost in books and nature
making things with paper, sand and words...

I mentor teachers in public schools -
it's fun & creative..

listening to my intuition
travel (real or imaginary)
loving music
making gifts
& appreciating an adventure

my hair - wavy, a bit wild & red.

Authors: Pablo Neruda, Paulo Coelho, Vladimir Vysotsky, Borges, Milan Kundera, Nedjma, Nin, Amos Oz, Octavio Paz, Shel Silverstein, Tomie dePaola, Kate DiCamillo, Angela Carter, Isak Dinesen, Hermann Hesse, Hemingway, Erica Jong, Cesar Milan, Ariel & Shya Kane

Books: The Endurance (about Shackleton), Andy Goldsworthy (Passage), The Alchemist, The Red Balloon, The Giving Tree, The Red Paperclip, Laughable Loves, Animals in Translation, Hundertwasser, Let's Go.. (travel series), Being Here...

Music: anything live & in the hands of a great performer... including spoken word/poetry & storytelling

Food: all...especially Indian food, sea food, sushi, beautiful tomatoes, a salad with surprises, watermelon & ice cream with some kind of crunch in it

Movies: Amélie, Shawshank Redemption, Wings of Desire, Frida, Il Postino, Stealing Beauty, My Left Foot, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Love Actually, August Rush, The Double Life of Veronique, Life is Beautiful, Chocolat...

family/ friends,
passion for life
my trampoline
being outdoors
learning something new
the pursuit of music, creativity & luminous things

hmmm...

I don't save the good stuff for Friday night...

if you're curious...