Quaker, children's librarian, daughter, little sister, aunt, poet, fanfiction author, singer, cat-lover. Spent five years of childhood in the South Pacific. I love the opportunity to speak or write in Spanish. In recent years, I've become a fan of various anime, manga, and manhwa; I'm currently working on learning Japanese.

Overarching Goals: to live in a simpler/more earth-friendly/more peacemaking way; to have stronger connections with people in my life; to savor life while it is given to me. To go deeper and live broader.

Short-Term Objectives: to clean up my apartment!; to seek out/make opportunities to sing and dance; to follow through on commitments and correspondence; to become better informed/more of an activist on issues that matter to me.

Doesn't that depend on the person noticing? I haven't gone quizzing folks for their first impressions of me...

*Connecting with other humans
*Some degree of solitude
*Food, shelter, water
*Independence--being recognized as an autonomous adult
*Access to kitties!
*Ways to express myself--music, song, dance, writing...

Reading manga on my computer; or hanging out with family; or out with a friend; or grocery shopping; or at my therapy appointment. :-)

I admit nothing!

Okay, I admit that depression has been and is a part of my life--sometimes it settles down in the middle of the room, a fuzzy gray presence that sheds its fur everywhere, starts eating my cheese curls and plays music I don't like. Learning to navigate around it is an ongoing process for me.

I find it interesting that in some situations in my life, it's higher-stakes to reveal my struggles with depression, while in others it would be my bisexuality; in others, being a fanfiction author; still others, not identifying as explicitly Christian. To you, OkCupid, I unveil all of the above!