Helena

About me

Gender Female
Introduction Who am I? An Irish Samoan New Zealander, first generation "Kiwi", not quite Irish, not enough Samoan. Currently of no fixed abode as I leave home behind me on the quest for the rare and elusive PhD.....
Interests Being curled up on the couch with a good book, beautiful shoes, costume jewellery, having a glass of wine in the sun, politics (in all its forms), appreciating art, taking photos, travel, sleeping, finding something beautiful, dancing to 80s tunes, and writing.
Favorite Movies Sound of Music, Breakfast at Tiffanys, The Castle, Grease, Streetcar Named Desire, Gone with the wind, Princess Bride, Empire Records, Amelie, Love Actually, Dirty Dancing, Matchpoint.
Favorite Books Rebecca, Miss Garnetts Angel, Pride and Prejudice, The Red Tent, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Chocolat, White Oleander, The Alchemist, Memoirs of a Geisha, Lord of the Rings, Agatha Christie mysteries, Lovely Bones, Dream Fish Floating, Gone with the Wind, Phryne Fisher Mysteries, and Harry Potter.