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Gender Female
Industry Education
Occupation Teacher
Location Simi Valley, California, United States
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Introduction I am a high school English teacher, and mother of two charming little ones of my own. I teach in a high poverty urban charter school, while I live in a typical American suburb that has frequently been rated one of the safest cities in the country. It is a paradox I struggle with constantly, but it is my life.
Interests I love music. I love going to concerts, especially at smaller clubs. I love working with teenagers; they are some of the most amazing, dynamic, people I know. Other things I love include going dancing, going out to eat late at night, hanging out at the beach, cooking, shopping (even when I don't have money, and even just like target or whatever).I super love traveling. I want to go all over the world. I like making photo collages, reading, writing, Romania, swimming, Disneyland, and strawberries.
Favorite Movies Hair, Rent, Cold Mountain, Evita, Pirates of the Carribean, The Little Mermaid, Forrest Gump, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Favorite Music David Crowder Band, Blindside, Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Marley. Elton John, Queen, Green Day, Matisyahu, Nada Surf, European dance music, Chris Tomlin, 311, occasionally system of a down, and generally just a lot of 70s rock. I also just love anything that I can sing along with my council at the top of our lungs (I'm not really into Britney Spears, but she generally works pretty well for this.)
Favorite Books I love reading and could name many, many, books I love, but here are a few off the top of my head: Go Ask Alice, Snow Falling on Cedars, Let Your Life Speak, Dangerous Wonder, Catcher in the Rye, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Anne Rice books, Tennessee Williams plays, and of course, The Bible.

If you could peer far enough into the night sky, you'd see a star in any direction you looked. When would you sleep?

Sleep? I know not such a word. Papers and Lesson plans sure, but sleep, no. ;-)