Gender	Female
Industry	Student
Occupation	Staying Alive
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Introduction	Above all else, I am proof that having an incurable cancer doesn't mean that your life is over. I am also the mother of a gifted child who has been an artist since she was born. We live in the southern part of the beautiful state of Louisiana. I'm a biology student on hiatus as I heal from treatment. Besides English, I can speak Arabic, a bit of French and Spanish and nothing more than a few phrases in German but I'm working on it. I love cats and plants even though I only have 2 of each. Some of my friends call me Tulip. You're free to do the same.
Interests	Middle Eastern culture, Poetry, learning languages, discussing/debating politics, philosophy, Comparative Religion, Feminism
Favorite movies	Schindler's List, Rosewood, Ghandi, The Seige, Control Room, Swing Kids, Annie, Chronicles of Narnia, SuperSize Me, What The Bleep Do We Know?
Favorite music	Straight Ahead Jazz, Big Band, Swing, Afro-Cuban Jazz, hip hop, Persian, Arabic, Christian Rock, Nouveau Gospel, Klezmer, Punk, Emo
Favorite books	A Thousand and One Arabian Nights, Chronicles of Narnia, Layla and Majnoon, No More Bad Hair Days, Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle, Where the Sidewalk Ends, Voices From Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives, The Joy Luck Club

If your whole body were a hot air balloon, would you stop eating spicy food?

No, I'm from Louisiana. We're raised on spicy food. Bring it on, I say! If it doesn't make your nose run, then it isn't really spicy.