I'm a dreamer with a plan.

Love to dance, laugh hysterically and sing out of tune in the shower.

A dog person. News junkie. Super curious. Good friend.
People conscious. Socially engaged.

I have a weakness for exploration - intellectual and out in the world. I see stories everywhere. I'm a goof and a clutz - double whammie.

I was raised in the Caribbean in a big family with a lot of love. Together we look like a United Colors of Benetton commercial. We are from, and are now spread, all over the world, from China to Alaska to Norway. I grew up with my grandparents and sometimes I feel like I was raised in a different time. They taught us to respect the dignity of other people. I try to remember that.

I am a sucker for the underdog. I have seen a great many things, made hot messes and believe I have the heart of warrior, but the sight of a toad makes me scream like a girl!

Seeking a fellow adventurer for wicked great banter, the hunt for the best Korean BBQ in queens and the spontaneous road trip.

But also...
World class lazy Sunday-lie-around-watchin-netflix-pickin-at-yum-yums-while-waxing-poetic-ist.

As a child I had 5 dogs and would lead them through the bushes and up hills on secret expeditions.

As an adult it's much the same, but I go alone with a camera, a notebook and a really sweet pen.

Making a bad situation better.
Being there...
but also at forgetting birthdays, anniversaries and most time sensitive events.
Laughing at myself.
Over medium eggs and french toast.
Entertaining 3-7yr olds.
Getting dogs to like me.
Bringing back the high-five!

That I am seriously restraining myself from rocking out to my music on the train.

The Black Keys, Bon Iver, early Bob Marley, Nina Simone... I mean really this could go on forever.

Breaking Bad, The Wire, In the Mood For Love, Hunger, Steve McQueen!, Paul Thomas Anderson, Terrence Malick, Coen Brothers, Ratcatcher, Un Prophet. The Golden Girls (those ladies are spunky. I'm into it.), Northern Exposure (Poor Joel, he's so lost there), Arrested Development. Beasts of the Southern Wild = Wow.

A lot of non-fiction. Favorites: Talese, Didion, Junod. Fiction: Anne Proulx, Ben Okri: The Famished Road, Science/Psych Blogs, Steven Pinker,

- What makes people tick, why they do what they do
- a more interesting/innovative/efficient way to [blank] and how to make that happen.
- The relationship between wonder/awe and gratitude
- Brunch

I have a Chinese last name.

Hoping to meet a person inclined to dream big dreams. Someone who knows the value of a rich friendship. Someone easily moved but not easily swayed. One who relishes the deeper side of things, and whose exploration of it has made him humble.

Or just be funny, laugh at my jokes and lets grab a bourbon. Either way....