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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Teacher, teaching coach |
| Location | PA and NY, United States |
| Interests | Writing and reading anything that makes me think, examine life, and find new ways to navigate it; work--challenging myself in new ways, planning curricula, studying to learn more, planning professional development with my peers, learning more about the students I teach and finding new ways to inspire them; talking with my kids--listening to their ideas, interpretations, hopes and desires; my daily ever-changing workouts with Tracy Anderson--absolutely amazing, the woman is a genius and I feel my absolute best thanks to her and a LOT of hard work!; listening to music and dancing with my man;relaxing at home (when does THAT happen?!), cooking--studying health and nutrition and bringing it to life in our home; watching my dog run--she's like a bullet darting here and there; watching movies with my family; learning to play piano; singing, watching the hawks hover and glide in the air; breathing fresh country air; taking in the scenery; the sound of birds calling into the wind; the weight of darkness at 3 am, when I start my day outside with the dog's relief walk; the quiet that accompanies me when nearly everyone around me sleeps; life--being fully engaged in getting better at all of it; aging--what a fascinating study!; neurology--our brains are endlessly fascinating; finance--the mystery of it is my newest study and it's about time!; my interests multiply with age and my greatest joy is learning, so I delve into them with purpose and pleasure. |
| Favorite Movies | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Iron Man 3, The Adjustment Bureau, Romeo and Juliet (Luhrman, 1996), Skyfall, Avatar, It's a Wonderful Life, Alice in Wonderland (Johnny Depp), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (J. Depp), The Namesake, Salt, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Carnage, Sweet Home Alabama, Legally Blonde, State of Grace, Arthur and The Invisibles, She's So Lovely, Denial, Labyrinth, Seven, Thelma and Louise, Moonstruck, Casino Royale, Children of Men, Ratatouille, The Usual Suspects, LA Confidential, um...others that aren't coming to mind. |
| Favorite Music | Thanks to Tracy Anderson's method, I use dance music to fuel the cardio component of my workouts, so that is my go-to music right now--gets me moving, which is essential if I'm going to keep up with the busy pace of life; I love classic guitar or piano when I'm cooking; sing-along pop or rock when I'm driving; classical when I'm working; and anything and everything in between to suit different moods. I love music so I'm all over the place with it. |
| Favorite Books | These days, I read constantly. Thanks to Audible.com, I listen to audio books during my 90-mile drive to and from work and my range is broad. Often, I am listening to non-fiction that helps me grow and learn, but I also listen to classic and current fiction. Historically, and in no particular order some of my favorites have been: Inkheart, The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Claire, The Divergent series by Veronica Roth, The DaVinci Code, 1984, The Hunger Games trilogy, The Red Tent, The Guardians of Ga'Hoole series, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, The Baritmeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud, The Thief of Always by Clive Barker, Troy, The Lost Symbol, Beauty, His Dark Materials series, Widow for One Year, My Antonia, A Clockwork Orange, Siddhartha, The Witching Hour by Ann Rice, Eat for Life by Dr. Fuhrman, Pastwatch by Orson Scott Card, The Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula Le Guin, Teaching Minds by Roger Schank, Born to Run by Christoper MacDougal, Spark by John Ratey, Romeo and Juliet and Julius Ceasar by William Shakespeare, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, Brain Rules by John Medina, The Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn Beer, Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, The Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda Ripley, The Writing Life by Annie Dillard, This Year I Will by M.J. Ryan, The Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett, Reign of Error by Diane Ravitch, and many more to add later. |