Hi! My name is Liz. I am a graduate student in Nutrition at UNC Chapel Hill. I am a fun loving nutrition dork and extremely passionate about my career choice.

When I am not trapped in a classroom learning about CHO metabolism (carbohydrates for non-science people)... I love doing things outdoors... like hiking, camping, exploring nature, gardening or just enjoying the amazing NC weather! I love trying new things and would love to meet someone who feels the same way. I also played college volleyball, so I guess that means I have some athletic ability (or that my height finally came in handy)!

A big hobby of mine is cooking. I love to cook everything from scratch and am a regular at the local farmers market. Not going to lie, I'm a pretty good cook. I make a mean New England clam chowder and anything that involves meat/seafood. I guess I am pretty good with vegetables as well!

Overall I would consider myself to be an insightful and motivated person. I am always trying to better myself and am usually quite positive and optimistic.

Okay other random tidbits about myself:
- I was a nutritionist for Dunkin' Donuts (domestic and international)
- I love the ocean and fishing. Plus I can drive a motor boat
- I am a total science nerd... anything science related fascinates me
- I am a Bostonian, so yes I do say "wicked" a lot. Though my Boston accent only comes out if I am "wicked" excited about something!

- Delivering fresh NC grown fruits/vegetables to low income areas for my grad school summer internship
- Trying to figure out how to balance the demands of school with everything else in my life

Speaking my mind, falling asleep anywhere and everywhere, cooking, grocery shopping, talking to strangers, daydreaming and making people laugh!

Initially my height and eyes. After that... I tend to smile a lot and supposedly make really funny facial expressions. Also I can't pronounce the word "room", so people commonly point that out.

Movies: Don't judge me... My favorite movie is Jurassic Park
TV shows: Do not watch a ton of TV but anything on the history channel, discovery channel or HGTV is pretty great!
Books: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Memoirs of a Geisha, Shanghai Girls, In Defense of Food, Animal Vegetable Miracle, Folks This Ain't Normal, The Kitchen House, Harry Potter series, etc.
Music: Lately... Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews Band, Florence and the Machine, Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, Mumford and Sons, some opera and some country. Always open to new suggestions
Food: I probably know more about food than most people, I kind of made a career out of it! So put on your seatbelt because this might be a long one... eggs, sweet potatoes, coconut anything, kombucha, smoothies, ice cream, plantains, butter, grass fed meat, avocados, lobster (proper pronunciation is lobstah), roast chicken, sustainable seafood....... Oh and of course bacon! Everything tastes better wrapped in bacon. I can be crazy adventurous with food, I actively seek out unusual/ethnic foods. I try to support local restaurants, so no chains please!

My family/friends, my phone (so I can contact my family and friends), meaningful conversations, animals, my glasses/contacts and positive outlooks on life
Bonus: The outdoors and summer thunderstorms

Productivity (or lack there of), the current state of my garden, my desire to go on a random spontaneous adventure, how I can improve peoples lives and self-image.... and of course nerdy science things

Depends on the week. Usually I am out with friends...probably eating, drinking, meeting new people, chatting, dancing, checking out new places and/or playing childhood board games while drinking. Do not play LIFE while heavily drinking, that game will mess with your head!

I can't wink. I either just end up closing both eyes or making a really funny facial expression.

You are passionate about something, tall, funny/goofy, love good conversations, intelligent and well-educated (sorry but this is very important), can teach me something new, adventurous, love the outdoors, live in the moment, enjoy the simple things in life, willing to try new things and live relatively close (like <35 miles)!