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Carolyn

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The background of this MySpace page is the Ponte Vecchio, the oldest of Florence's six bridges. I'm looking forward to seeing it up close and personal. Italy, here I come! (December 2007)
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I'm a happily married mother of 3 and a nurse by profession. I live in a lovely part of California and my office is on a community college campus with a gorgeous view of the coast. My job title is [Governor's WIA] Grant Coordinator. The purpose of the grant is to expand community college nursing program capacity.
My three "children" are grown and living on their own now. The oldest two have graduated from college just this summer. (That all happened rather quickly, let me tell you!)
My passions include my family, music and travel. I enjoy learning, researching, asking questions and exploring the answers. I also like to garden, read good books, watch good movies, cook for guests and dink around on the piano.

My Interests

Music:
Easy Listening: Sarah McLachlan, Loreena McKinnett, Rachael Yamagata, Kelly Sweet, Kennedy Rose, Iron & Wine, Anuna, Clannad, Enya, Rosie Thomas, Zero 7, Chris Botti, Joshua Radin, Carly Simon, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, Josh Grobin, Cary Brothers, Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Doug Smith, Diane Arkenstone, Duncan Sheik, Eva Cassidy, Cathie Ryan, Benise, California Guitar Trio, George Winston, Jesse Cook, John McLaughlin, Jim Brickman, Joshua Bell, Lee Ritenour, Leo Kottke, Ottmar Liebert, Sleepthief, Joni Mitchell, Phil Collins, Doug Smith
Alternative: Ben Harper, Ben Folds, Five, Tori Amos, Blue October, The Guggenheim Grotto, Chris Thiele, Coldplay, Collective Soul, Dave Matthews Band, Death Cab For Cutie, Esthero, Field Music, Nickel Creek, Switchfoot, Augustana, Air, Azure Ray, Carbon Leaf, Gnarls Barkley, Goo Goo Dolls, Imogen Heap, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, K.T. Tunstall, Keane, Dido, Natalie Merchant, Rusted Root, Snow Patrol, Sufjan Stevens, The Magic Numbers, Carbon Leaf, Jewel, Shawn Colvin, Sheryl Crow, The Polyphonic Spree, The Wallflowers, Toby Lightman, Tori Amos, Train, Travis
Rock, Progressive: Yes, Genesis, Wishbone Ash, ELP, Pink Floyd, Finneus Gauge, Gamalon, Gentle Giant, Steve Hackett, Umphrey's McGee
Rock, Contemporary: Evanescence, Linkin Park, Dishwalla, Maroon 5, Steely Dan, Alanis Morrisette, Kelly Clarkson, Sting, The Killers, Gomez
Rock, Classic: Led Zeppelin, Boston, Kansas, Bad Company, Van Halen, Santana, Aerosmith, Eagles, Crosby, Stills & Nash, ZZ Top, The Police, Hall & Oates, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Talking Heads, The Alan Parsons Project, The Doobie Brothers, Joe Satriani, Jeff Beck, The Moody Blues, Toto
Christian (Contemporary): Barlow Girl, DC Talk, Jars of Clay
Country: Alison Krauss, Little Big Town, Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts, Martina McBride, Shania Twain
Jazz/Blues: Al Dimeola, Acoustic Alchemy, Earl Klugh, Passport, Pat Metheny Group, Spyro Gyra, Fourplay, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Rippingtons
Television:
The Office, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, Law & Order/SVU, American Idol, House, anything on the Discovery Channel or Travel Channel and sometimes the Food Network.
Books:
The Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon; The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien; anything SciFi by Orson Scott Card; anything romantic by Nora Roberts; 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. Other favorite authors: Grace Livingston Hill, Mary Stewart, Rick Steves.
Movies:
The Notebook; The Matrix Trilogy; The Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Somewhere in Time; Camelot (w/Richard Harris and Julie Andrews); The Terminator Series; The Last Samurai; The Phantom of the Opera; Braveheart; The Gladiator; The Titanic + many others.
Entertainers:
Ellen Degeneres; Cirque du Soliel; Blue Man Group; Stomp; The Peking Acrobats; Jeff Foxworthy; Dane Cook.
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