Gretchen

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Education
Occupation ...Searching...
Location Houston, Texas, United States
Introduction Grew up in Boston, moved to Vermont, now I'm living in Houston Tx. what a change. I trained to be a teacher & received my professional certification at about the moment I decided I need to explore a range of professional options related to education but not necessarily based in the public schools. I took some time off, got my masters in Social Work, and now I work at home, as a full-time mother to three energetic boys.
Interests working with children, playing & talking with children, thinking about how to meet kids needs best, sitting on rocks by the ocean, swimming, sailing, kayaking, hiking, traveling, reading, designing web-pages, photography, drawing, volleyball, frisbee, tour de france, yoga.
Favorite Movies Mamet films -- Spacey films -- movies with beautiful scenery or complex plots.
Favorite Music bela, phish, strangefolk, dave matthews, banjos & electric violins, yo yo ma
Favorite Books Oh my.... Recent reads: Lovely Bones, Children in Danger, Into Thin Air, Resistance, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Motorcycle Diaries, Letters to a Young Therapist, Reviving Ophelia, Hunger Pains.

What's the most amount of sand you've ever had in your swimming trunks?

Haha, that's a pretty funny story. I shouldn't share it publicly....