Rachel Weiner
Blogs I follow
- absolute uncertainty
- From the Cold Land with the Hot Sun
- Hillary's Moroccan Adventure
- Kah-lay
- Lightman in Morocco
- lime juice
- Moroccan Roller
- My Great American Road Trip
- Ramble On...
- Trav and Amy's Most Excellent World Adventure
- Where I Go, There We Are
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Peace Corps Volunteer |
| Location | Washington, DC, United States |
| Links | Wishlist |
| Introduction | This website is not affiliated with the US Peace Corps and the views expressed in this website are not those of Peace Corps, nor of any person or institution referred or linked to on these pages. |
| Interests | Languages, Hummus and Pita Chips, Horseplay, 18th Century French & American Literature, Scotch (specifically Glenlivet 15 Year - French Oak Aged, and Glenmornagie 18 Year - Cask Strength, and Glenfiddich - almost any year, and Johnnie Walker - Gold, Blue & Swing, and Laphroaig - 15 Year), "Everybody Wants To Be A Cat, " Bollywood Music, Middle Eastern Culture, Salsa Dancing (and dancing in general), Ireland, African Aide, Dressing Up & Being Classy, Independence, Education & Educational Promotion, Lifting Yourself Up With Your Bootstraps, Etymology, Working Hard and Playing Hard, Skiing, Watching Soccer, SCUBA, Traveling, Wearing Black - or "New England" Colors, "Useless" Knowledge, Doing My Own Hair for Fancy Events, Spanakopita, Rock Climbing, Animals Of The Cuddly Varieties, Spotting Black Squirrels in DC - and forever searching for the elusive white ones, Mediterranean Food, Lounge Music, Zip-Lining |
| Favorite Movies | Amelie, Casino Royale, Braveheart, Boondock Saints, Garden State, Secondhand Lions, The Saint, Usual Suspects, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Last of the Mohicans, Sin City, V for Vendetta, Batman Begins, Inside Man, Beyond Borders, Life is Beautiful, Hotel Rwanda, American History X, Suicide Kings, The Big Lebowski, Old School, Wedding Crashers, Little Miss Sunshine, Superbad, King Arthur, Willow, Benny and Joon, From Hell, Scent of a Woman, Pride and Prejudice, The Italian Job, The Transporter, Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Thomas Crown Affair, Dead Poets Society, Gangs of New York, Hidalgo, Catch Me If You Can, Remember the Titans |
| Favorite Music | 311, Alabina, Amos Lee, Anthony Hamilton, A.R. Rahman, Audioslave, Belle and Sebastian, Ben Folds, Ben Harper, Bing Crosby, Buena Vista Social Club, Cake, Carlos Santana, The Cat Empire, Cee-Lo, CéU, Cheb Mami, Citizen Cope, Clannad, The Darkness, Death Cab For Cutie, Dispatch, Ella Fitzgerald, Emo, Eric Clapton, Erykah Badu, Etta James, Frank Sinatra, The Fray, Frou Frou, Green Day, Guster, Imogen Heap, India Arie, Iron Wine, Ishtar, Jack Johnson, Jack White, Jamiroquai, Jason Mraz, Jet, John Mayer, Joss Stone, Jump Little Children, Keane, The Killers, Kings of Leon, Laura Veirs, Les Nubians, Lifehouse, Lily Allen, Linkin Park, Loreena Mckennitt, Mark Ronson, Maroon 5, Michael Buble, Michael Frante, Moby, N.E.R.D., Nickel Creek, Nina Simone, Ominsoul, Orishas, Otis Redding, Ozomatli, Paolo Nutini, Pearl Jam, Pink Martini, The Postal Service, Prince, Psapp, Radio Citizen, Radiohead, Ray Charles, Ray Lamontagne, Regina Spektor, Roisin Murphy, The Roots, Sergio Mendez, The Shins, Sia, Simon & Garfunkel, Slightly Stoopid, Sting, Snow Patrol, Spoon, Sublime, Thievery Corporation, Sugarcult, U2, The Used, Wyclef Jean, Zero 7 |
| Favorite Books | The Painted Veil, Luncheon of the Boating Party, Three Cups of Tea, Candide, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Mother Tongue, The Sex Lives of Cannibals, Life of Pi, The Book Thief, The Kite Runner, Reading Lolita in Tehran, Blindness, Stones into Schools |