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My self-summary Propose an edit

I'm 24. I'm still figuring out who I am and what I want. I love people. I especially love people that I feel I can learn from. I am self-critical, but I am also a rather happy person- I enjoy life as a general rule.

Career-wise: I graduated from Duke and immediately moved out to the Bay for Teach for America. I am starting my second year as an 8th grade science teacher through in East Oakland. I want to be a doctor eventually. Don't be intimidated by that (=.

Otherwise: I love to read. I love to learn new things. I love to be outside. I wish I knew more people willing to go skiing, hiking, and randomly exploring. This summer I spent a month working on my Spanish in Mexico and in the process learned how to surf. (=

What I'm doing with my life Propose an edit

i want to work with urban, under-served populations in either education, or most likely, healthcare.

I'm really good at Propose an edit

hmmm... i'm fairly good at the piano
i'm fantastic at standardized tests (what a skill, right :P)
listening
trying new things
being perceptive

The first thing(s) people usually notice about me Propose an edit

my eyes apparently. but doesn't everyone say that? (=

although if you meet me in a restaurant setting- i sometimes draw crowds because i don't really like bread. no, i don't have an irrational hatred of the stuff, it just doesn't interest me enough to eat it most of the time. this seems to upset people. if it's covered in nutella, that's a different story...

My favorite books, movies, music, and food Propose an edit

Books: The Queen of the South, Mountains Beyond Mountains, Poisonwood Bible, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Blind Assassin, Atlas Shrugged, His Dark Materials, The Alchemist, The Selfish Gene, Me Talk Pretty One Day, and more.

Music: I have a special hatred in my heart for country; I love just about anything else, including the clarks, imogen heap, jimmy eat world, john mellancamp, juanes, jump little children, les miserables, the new pornographers, postal service, of montreal, pete yorn, rent, shakira, snow patrol, stars, u2, tears for fears, vienna teng

TV: Scrubs, House MD

Movies: Volver, The Thomas Crowne Affair, Love Actually, V for Vendetta, The Usual Suspects, Robin Hood: Men in Tights (=, Waking Life

The six things I could never do without Propose an edit

People I can talk to
My family
Intellectual challenge
Long walks- my personal form of meditation
Learning/Exploring new places and things
Love of life/people/etc.

I spend a lot of time thinking about Propose an edit

what path to take next, and how to balance everything I want to do/get out of life.

On a typical Friday night I am Propose an edit

recently? in Mexico, chatting with random cabbies about their lives as they drive me home for the astounding cost of $2.00

The most private thing I'm willing to admit here Propose an edit

after a year of teaching and being surrounded mostly by other women, i've mostly forgotten everything i knew about dating.

i can be rather quiet until i feel comfortable in a situation. then i'm normally warm, intelligent fun.

and... i think i earned a "less kinky" award because i answered "no" to the question "would you consider having sex in a graveyard." sorry guys :P so it goes.

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