Gender	Female
Industry	Education
Occupation	ESL Teacher
Location	Buffalo, NY, United States
Introduction	I am: The Djembe Warrior Drummer Princess, The Belly Shaking Goddess, The Seeker, The Mystic, and The Writer in Quiescence.
Interests	Writing, reading, reading about writing, taking creative writing courses. Did I mention writing? Ruinning a book club. Trying new things, stepping out of my comfort zone. Deciphering the mysteries of Arabic alphabet and writing. Taking photographs. Belly dancing. Wine and cheese.
Favorite movies	The Visitor, The Martian Child, Night Watch and Day Watch, Say Anything, Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Babel, Munich, Julie and Julia, Serendipity
Favorite music	From Hip Hop to Arabic pop to Korean rap to Russian rock. I listen to music from all the corners of the world. And don't forget BOLLYWOOD!
Favorite books	Topics range from memoirs of Holocaust survivors to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to war in Chechnya. Books on writing and research on achieving happiness. Little Bee by Chris Cleaver was the BEST book recently read. I practically worship Elizabeth Gilbert. AND Paulo Coelho and I are the same person!

Do you believe that forks are evolved from spoons?

Do you want fries with that?