Amanda Lyn - ProfilesArchive

About Me

My life is really great. I travel around for work, trying to improve the lives of others as well my own. AmeriCorps NCCC is what I'm dedicated to until November and thanks to the program I have spent time fighting fires in Maryland, tutored kids in Mississippi, did some environmental work in West Virginia, and will be living in New Orleans engaging youth in community service projects.I love my family and friends and I like good beer.Check out my web albums:

Travels in SF"Mission: To be a bright light in the world and help other people feel loved and whole." -- Kirsten Gallagher

My Interests

Board games, social activism, house plants, classical Latin, trees, reducing, reusing, recycling, crocheting, NPR, family, bicycles, natural beauty, cooking, volunteer work, nudity, sewing, Sunday dinner, coffee, spicy foods, backpacking, service, friends, conversation, laughter, learning, dance, going to my classes, my job(s), outdoors, community, African dance, camping, sustainability, learning, beer, gardens, AmeriCorps, NCCC

I'd like to meet:

I use myspace as a place for friends.

Music:

I love music so much.

Television:

Big Love, Weeds

Books:

Currently reading some random photocopied texts about racism in America that I found in a garbage bag. Last read a copy of "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe, found at a rummage sale.

Heroes:

My mom. If I can achieve what she has, treat others the way she does, and remember the values she taught me... well, I'll be a happy person.

My Blog

Blog has officially moved.

I'm tired of copying and pasting and adjusting every blog to myspace. Just check out my blogger account if you want to know what's going on in my life... I'll update as frequently as possible.And for ...
Posted by Amanda Lyn on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:19:00 PST

TAL; The Competition

This particular episode of NPR's This American Life, aired Nov. 30 2007, is unusually moving as it deals with business ethics, a subject I have been inadvertently studying while helping a friend work ...
Posted by Amanda Lyn on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:23:00 PST

Leaving. Moved.

Dear friends and family,My departure is soon arriving, only a month left in Utah, and while getting things in order I decided sending you all an update is something important to me. As some of you alr...
Posted by Amanda Lyn on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:01:00 PST

Toilet Talk

An interesting experience was had this morning.I walk into the women's restroom on campus, and every stall except one smack dab in the middle was in use. I glance around and dart into the open door-- ...
Posted by Amanda Lyn on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:45:00 PST

Grocery Biking?

http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/936/..> Written by Hank Green Thursday, 06 September 2007 Fan-frikkin-tasti...
Posted by Amanda Lyn on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:17:00 PST

Catching up on life.

I've neglected my blog responsibilities, and reflecting back on the past few weeks of my life is giving me a headache! Let's see... where do I start? I'll start with the first week of July, and the pr...
Posted by Amanda Lyn on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:19:00 PST

NCLB

What a load of crap.
Posted by Amanda Lyn on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 05:20:00 PST

Agh !

I smell like a ferret! This is bad... I even showered this morning!You know, last night I had the strangest dream. I was trying to find my way around the ghetto of...
Posted by Amanda Lyn on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:30:00 PST

ferretlove.

So, I currently have a pet ferret. I was thrown into the position of ferretparenthood, yet I thought it would be fun...So far, Mr. Ferret has found his way onto the tables supporting my house plants a...
Posted by Amanda Lyn on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:49:00 PST

My new boyfriend!

I feel lucky to have such a wonderful partner in my life...Last Saturday we were able to spend a couple hours of quality time together. He made me sweat profusely (Always a good thing), exhausted my l...
Posted by Amanda Lyn on Tue, 22 May 2007 12:34:00 PST