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Overview

  • 3 references
  • Fluent in English; learning Portuguese, Spanish
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • English Professor, Artist
  • Mount Mary College
  • From Oconomowoc, WI USA
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To keep learning and growing!

ABOUT ME

Living in Belo Horizonte, Brasil! Looking to meet some new friends!

PHILOSOPHY

"Surrender to the inherent awkwardness of being a stranger in a foreign land, yet somehow lose yourself - and your self consciousness - at the same time. Let go of the suspicion, let down the defenses, and allow for a genuine response."

Interests

Hiking, Runing, Painting, Meditation, Photography, Biking, Learning Portuguese,

  • photography
  • meditation
  • painting
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • bungee jumping
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The Album Leaf, Air, Fleet Foxes, Ani Difranco Gypsy Kings, MUSE, Al Di Meola, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Matisyahu, Cat Stevens, Sigur Ros, Regina Spektor, Lykke Li, Los Hermanos, Pinback, Jewel, Simon and Garfunkel, David Gray, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, The Hollies, Jack Johnson, Fiona Apple, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Oasis..

Movies: Planet Earth, Hayao Miyazaki Films, The Dark Crystal, What Dreams May Come, Frida, Almost Famous, P.S. I Love You, Amelia,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bungee Jumped in La Fortuna, Costa Rica towards the view of Arenal Volcano. Painted along a river in Arequipa, Peru. Slept in an old monastery in the Mountains of Brasil. Ran up a jungle mountain to escape from giant monos on Ilha Grade.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Costa Rica, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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