meetin.org- I love this site! You can do all KINDS of interesting things in
Houston and meet great people besides!
diet/fitness- I might as well make my greatest need a hobby:)
writing- Currently working on a YA series.
reading- When I can...
cultural exploration- I do as many cultural things as I can--ethnic foods
and festivals, plays, museums, you name it!
organic foods, massage, aromatherapy, travel, bed + breakfasts, spiritual exploration, the list goes on:)
I'd like to meet:
Other teachers,
People who love to read,
People who love to write (especially YA Novels and Chick Lit),
Organic Foodies,
Cutural Explorers,
Music:
80s Music. Barry Manilow, Neil Diamond, Sheryl Crow, Matchbox Twenty. Evanescence...Whatever I hear on the radio that has GOOD lyrics sung with a unique, hard-hitting voice.
Movies:
Favorite Inspirational Teacher Movie: Renaissance Man. Favorite Foreign Film with a Twist: Life is Beautiful. Favorite Foreign Film that made me laugh: Shall We Dance? Favorite Film Based on Truth: Hotel Rwanda. Film I've seen the most and STILL love: Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. Favorite Films Written by People who became big time celebrities AFTER their release: Good Will Hunting and Sling Blade. Favorite Actress: Jodi Foster. Favorite Actor: Probably Jim Carrey.
Television:
Law N Order (all of them, especially SVU); Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Medium, American Idol, Beauty and the Geek. I watch entirely too much TV!
Books:
The Bible (esp Proverbs),
To Kill a Mockingbird,
Shakespearean works (esp. Romeo and Juliet, Taming of the Shrew, and Julius Caesar), Feeling Sorry for Celia, Ellen Foster, Words by Heart, She's Come Undone, Where the Heart Is, Most of Dean Koontz's books
Heroes:
Personal Life: My Mother (recently passed away after a perseverent, resilient life) and Patti Conti (friend of the family who died of a terminal illness), My Career: Annie Sullivan, Marva Collins, Jaime Escalante, In History: Mother Theresa, Nelson Mendela, Ghandi
