CURRENT MISSION My current mission is to bike across the country, go to grad school at some awesome inspiring business program (I don't think it's a complete oxymoron), then return to Buffalo to start an alternative high school. ABOUT ME Right now I am sitting up in bed listening to Vladimir Horowitz play the piano while I type. I just returned home from watching a horrible movie (The Mist) with my mom and two sisters on Buffalo's west side. Last night I went out to a local hip hop show and danced until 2:30am. This week I worked at the coffee shop down the street, where musicians, writers, travelers, drug addicts, activists, and others hang out. I am curious about most people, but am inspired by urban activists, community gardens, tasteful graffiti art, live music, rhythm, beautiful spaces, earth in her raw form, cooperatives, intentional communities, and people who pay attention. PHILOSOPHY I'm not sure if I have one personal philosophy, but I do try to be kind to others, and I definitely believe in giving back to those places that sustain me.