I'm a fun fem, who loves to get into deep conversations. For me, that's the biggest turn-on, if I can talk to you, about something that matters (not just the weather) for hours on end without even realizing that the time passed.
I love music, theatre, and going to museums. I also love dancing, either at a club, modern dance, or swing dancing. I love to watch movies and read books. Though, of course, I usually hate any movie based off a book. I also love sports, especially volleyball, basketball, swimming and softball.
I am family-oriented, and consider my close friends to be part of my family.

I am an elementary music teacher. I started the music program in my school last year, and am expanding the program as I go.

I moved to NYC a year ago, after graduating college, and absolutely love the city. I plan to stay here for a long time.

I am a great musician. Flute is my main instrument, but I am also pretty good at piano and voice. I learned most of the 'popular' instruments in college, and can play them at a middle school level or so.

I'm also a good dancer. I took dance lessons for over 15 years. My favorite type of dance is modern, though I also took lessons in ballet, tap, jazz and musical theatre. I also love swing dancing, and enjoy changing back and forth between being a lead and a follow. I also enjoy going out to a club to dance.

I am pretty good at softball and basketball. I'm a decent volleyball player and swimmer too. I missed playing sports in college, and now I am slowly getting back to playing them.

I'm also a great listener. Though watch out, because I can talk your ear off too!

Physically, I think people notice my eyes first, but maybe that's just because I notice eyes first.

Emotionally, people notice how caring I am. I am someone who people realize very quickly can be trusted, and counted on. As I said, I'm very compassionate.

My favorite books cover a wide range, from plays to teen novels to classic "AP English-type" books. So, I'll list a bunch of them: Stop Kiss, A Mango Shaped Space, The Shack, The Truth About Forever, Lovely Bones, 1984, Black Like Me, Othello, Hamlet, Harry Potter, If I Should Die Before I Wake, and Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. Well, I did warn you I would list a bunch. I usually prefer to read fiction, but I'm not opposed to non-fiction.

My favorite movies are the sappy teacher movies (I know I'm a dork), such as Freedom Writers, Dead Poets Society, and Music of the Heart. I also love romantic comedies, or any romance movie, really like Must Love Dogs, Love Actually, and Pride and Prejudice, both versions. Some other favorites are Doubt, Clue, Angels in America and Milk.

So, I decided I should add in TV, as well. I don't watch a lot of TV, most of the shows I like are not on the air anymore, but here's a few favorites: Friends, The L-Word, Legend of the Seeker, Will and Grace, and I've started to watch Family Guy.

I really do love almost any type of music. But, my favorite is modern Broadway, such as Rent, In the Heights, and Avenue Q. Though, I love the classic from Broadway, too!
I also do love pop music, such as Kelly Clarkson, Lily Allen, and yes, even Britney Spears. I'm also a huge oldies fan, including The Four Seasons, and The Beach Boys.
I love jazz, especially Count Bubba, and The Glenn Miller Orchestra, along with the traditional big name jazz artists, such as Charlie Parker. I also love a Capella groups, two of my favorites are Reveille and Straight No Chaser.

My favorite food is anything Italian, hands down. I could practically live off of pasta, alone.

Family
Friends
Music
My computer
My phone
Food

What I don't spend a lot of time thinking about would be the better question.

I think about the latest book/movie/or TV show I just read or watched and how it relates to my life, or try to see the links and foreshadowing that might have occurred.

I think about my friends and family.

I think about what I can do to be a better teacher, and help my students.

I think about why things happen in life, and what I'm doing.

I think about so much more, but for now, I think that's enough.

I do not have a typical Friday night. Sometimes you'll find me at a bar singing karaoke, or dancing it up. Other nights, you'll find me at home by myself or with my roommate watching a movie or just relaxing. Other nights, you might find me hosting a party with my friends.

I am a sucker for happy endings. Maybe it's the hopeless romantic in me, I don't know, but it doesn't matter how cheesy or clichéd it is, if it's a happy ending, I like it.

You live in/work in NYC, and are up for meeting up sometime, and seeing where it goes. I'm really looking for a relationship, but if the chemistry's not there or you're just looking for friends, that's cool too.