Most flavors of gelato. people who make me laugh. photography. global women's issues. social justice and activism. traveling. Firenze. vino. pasta, pesto, and sundried tomotoes. speaking Italian. Ghana. feminism. glocalism. global fashion. various cultural views of what is "beautiful". the "language of dress". Rastafari faith. my constant crave of chocolate. red trees in the fall. swimming. biking. yoga. the strength of Khali. downhill skiing. swing dancing. traditional Ghanaian dancing. piano. fresh tropical fruit. moss-covered creeks. cockatiels. Ava, the cat in my life. variations of the fleur de lis and other sacred feminine symbols. the intricacey of snowflakes. black sand beaches. Lisbon, Portugal. Morocco. the beauty of Norway. European transportation. Moroccan food. kente cloth. Ashanti tales and symbols such as "sankofa". kayaking. the color orange . pelicans, elephants, and mona monkeys. Marakesh mint tea. kponlogo drums. natural mystics blowing through the air...
I'd like to meet:
smiling people
Music:
Bob Marley. Tracy Chapman. The Cranberries. Mates of State. Rogue Wave. TV On The Radio. Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Mogwai. Silversun Pickups. Rainer Maria. Kid Beyond. Ladytron. Maria Taylor. Coach Said Not To. Sigur Ros. Band of Horses. M Ward. Kings of Leon. The Magic Numbers. Tori Amos. Ellis. Ember Swift. Chastity Brown. Bette Midler. Lady Day. Joni Mitchell. Ziggy Marley. Angélique Kidjo. U2. The Faint. the Beatles. The Carpenters. Dido. Sarah McLachlan. REM. Coldplay. Prince. Imogen Heap. Greg Laswell. Arrested Development. Death Cab For Cutie. Nicolai Dunger. New Primitives. Port O'Brien. Iron and Wine. Postal Service. And so very much more... Ghanaian Highlife music and instrumental (drumming, gyil). Piano (mostly from Romantic period - Schubert, Chopin, Mozart, Chaminade, Debussy).
Movies:
Anything with Juliet Binoche...Blue, English Patient, In My Country, etc. Almodavar movies - Talk to Her, All About My Mother, Bad Education, etc. Tom Hanks' work...Philadelphia, Castaway, Apollo 13, Road to Perdition, Forrest Gump, etc. I'm a forever fan of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, especially in Follow the Fleet. Pixar films. Italian cinema (especially neo-realist films such as Roma Città Aperta), La Dolce Vita, Cinema Paradiso, etc. Six Days Seven Nights, Amelie, Fun Lola Run, Stranger Than Fiction, On a Clear Day, and many more...
Television:
West Wing, Arrested Development, the Office and (can't lie) sometimes the reality shows get me. And I've recently gotten hooked on UGLY BETTY!
Books:
Once again, so many... My favorites - Pride and Prejudice, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Alchemist, Girl With a Pearl Earring. Any books about global issues, social justice, feminism. I'm currently reading Cold Mountain, Teachings on Love by Thich Nhat Hanh, the Kebra Negast, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, No One Is Illegal
Heroes:
My mom! ellie smeal, Drewbie, Paul & Sheila Wellstone, Bob Marley, the many many strong women in our history who have been left out of the books, and the millions of refugees in the world persevering through today.
