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Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 39, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • My last job was as a Researcher for National Geographic
  • Debatable
  • From Seattle
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Lose myself to the wiles of New Zealand!

ABOUT ME

I quit my job in Washington, DC for the nomad lifestyle. I'm currently traipsing around New Zealand without much of a plan. I won first place in a Halloween costume contest in the US pre-departure, and I'm trying to stretch my cash winnings as far as possible.

PHILOSOPHY

You're only young once, but you can always be immature.

Interests

Drinking wine, karaoke, engaging conversations, dancing, reading, running, rowing.

  • dancing
  • wine
  • running
  • drinking
  • reading
  • karaoke
  • rowing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Mulholland Drive, Shawn of the Dead, The Departed
Music: Radiohead, Zero 7, Van Morrison, Death Cab for Cutie
Books: Everything is Illuminated, East of Eden, lots more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Danced salsa in Mexico, gulped down 12 grapes (one for each stroke of midnight) in the central square in Madrid on New Years, was a few feet away from the "popemobile" at the Vatican, survived a mosh pit of mostly old Irishmen, to name a few.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United Kingdom, United States

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