I'm a laid-back person in general but I'm very passionate about my family, my friends, and my interests (mainly in the arts). I moved to New York a few months ago to start a graduate program and would love to meet some new people.

my ultimate soul mixtape:
I Love You More Than Words Can Say (Otis Redding)
Angel (Aretha Franklin)
Everybody Is a Star (Sly and the Family Stone)
Neither One of Us (Gladys Knight and the Pips)
You Ought to Be With Me (Al Green)
The Dark End of the Street (James Carr)
No Easy Way Down (Dusty Springfield)
Sweet Thing (Rufus feat. Chaka Khan)
Money Don't Matter 2 Night (Prince)
A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke)
Thin Line Between Love and Hate (The Persuaders)
When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (Marvin Gaye)
Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley)
Breakdown (Mariah Carey feat. Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone)
Ooo Baby Baby (The Miracles)
All That I Can Say (Mary J. Blige)
Don't Ask My Neighbors (The Emotions)

Movies: Singin' in the Rain, Vertigo, Au Hasard Balthazar, Sansho the Bailiff, Bringing Up Baby, A Woman Under the Influence, Before Sunset, 25th Hour, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wong Kar-wai, Edward Yang, Jia Zhangke

Food: Malaysian, Ethiopian, Sichuan, dim sum, Italian

Books: To the Lighthouse, Elizabeth Bishop, Lolita, The Autobiography of Malcolm X