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Johanna

Judge me all you want, but keep the verdict to yourself

About Me

I just finished school and officially entered the world of work (where everyone else lives). I don't actually get paid to do what I do but rather get exploited by cheap ass non profits who are out to make recent graduates do lame database work (no, I'm not bitter). Someday, once I do something ridiculously fantastic and life-changing, someone will take notice and decide I deserve a decent wage. Bah...

My Interests

Jesus, personal growth, development work, traveling, human rights, social justice, international affairs/relations, the Balkans/Caucasus, eastern Africa, the DRC, debating, history, politics, international law, the UN, reading, grass, rain, walking barefoot, the beach, social dynamics/analysis, one-on-one conversations, quiet socializing, sexual innuendo, being feisty, day-dreaming, useless random facts, political geography, watching documentaries, dinner parties, hip hop dancing, ballet, Churchill, being verbose, hoity toity and long-winded.

I'd like to meet:

Me but ten years ago. Hindsight is 20/20

Music:

hip hop, trip hop, r&b, soul, happy music, Shawn Amos, Donelle Jones, Champion, Jurassic 5, Pharcyde, Julie Black, Divine Brown, K-OS, Lauryn Hill, Common, Blackalicious, Lyrics Born, KT Tunstall, The Brokedown, The Nields, T-Bone, J-Live, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, The Temptations, Motown, Steve Miller Band, Saukrates, Andreena Miller, Jackson Five, Lightheaded, John Cena, Wordsworth, Da Ranjahz, Rihanna, Memphis Bleek, Slum Village, Dilated Peoples, MC Frontalot, Atmosphere, Lateef, the Neptunes, Clipse, NERD, Scope, Timbaland, Magoo, Cee-lo, Charles Wright

Movies:

Pride and Prejudice (the BBC version. Boo Keira Knightley), Lord of the Rings, Sixteen Candles, High Fidelity, Can't Hardly Wait, Reality Bites, Dirty Dancing, Grease

Television:

Scrubs, CSI, SNL, That 70's Show, Simpsons, Family Guy, Sex and the City, Law and Order, re-runs of Fresh Prince of Belair, America's Next Top Model, anything BBC.

Books:

Pride and Prejudice, North and South, Wives and Daughters, Vanity Fair, The Wanderer, Anna Karenena, Perpetua, Little Women, Paris 1919, Churchill as War Leader, Elizabeth: a biography, Collapse, The Age of Innocence

Heroes:

My mom, she is the most honourable and courageous woman I've ever known.