FionaSpeaks

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Education
Occupation professor
Location Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Introduction I'm a professor, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA. I'm working on several different writing projects. In this blog, I share what I am thinking and working on day to day.
Interests horses, boating, swimming, gardening, cooking, reading, photography, Ireland, the great outdoors, the arts
Favorite Movies old American and European films such as film noir, the work of Luis Brunel, and some contemporary European directors I tend toward the more "arty" films.
Favorite Music Irish ethnic, some opera, Beethoven, blues, jazz, ragtime
Favorite Books cozy mysteries, Sherlock Holmes stories, English classics, Mark Twain, contemporary Irish and English writers

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

quite a bit. I grew up near the Atlantic Ocean and used to body surf a lot. Sand got into my swimsuit and I would stand shoulder deep in the water while fanning my suit to get the sand out. The sand itched.