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Alex

My abuelita is the coolest.

About Me

I love stand-up comedy. I like to cook rice a little too long so I can eat the burned part at the bottom. I love listening to music in my car and making up the lyrics if I don't know them. I am an activist for fair trade and international development. I love dogs, minus the ones used as accessories. I love explaining obscure English expressions to my ESL students. I am not afraid of failing. My favorite time is dusk. I love anything with garlic and olive oil. I refuse to buy or wear designer clothes. I love meeting and spending time with people who are not afraid of being themselves.

My Interests

Playing soccer, basketball, volleyball. Scuba diving. Hiking. Reading. Traveling. Buying Fair Trade.

Music:

Ben Harper, Reggaeton, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Common, Talib Kweli, Jurassic 5, Mana, Shakira, Juanes, Orishas, Carlos Vives, Buena Vista Social Club, Cesaria Evora, Compay Segundo, Matisyahu...

Movies:

The Big Lebowski, Anchorman, Good Will Hunting, Garden State, Old School, Dumb and Dumber, Tommy Boy, Zoolander, Caddyshack, Motorcycle Diaries, The Lion King (yeah that's right), Crash, City of God, Amelie, Hotel Rwanda, The Constant Gardener, Pan's Labyrinth...

Television:

The Simpsons, Scrubs, The Office, Seinfeld and ER

Books:

A Thousand Splendid Suns, Ishmael, Clan of the Cave Bears, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Catcher in the Rye, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Namesake, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, The Inhabited Woman

Heroes:

My parents, Dr. King, Cesar Chavez, Jane Goodall