Dalia Angrand

Female, 30, In a Relationship
Interested In: Friends, Activity Partners
Member Since: Jul 2004
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Hometown: from Brooklyn to Spring Valley and back
College: University of Maryland - College Park
Company: New York Department of Education
Dalia's URL:
http://profiles.friendster.com/10439516

"sun in gemini, rising taurus, moon in virgo heritage: Cap-Haitian, Haiti meets Thysville, Congo-Kinshasa teacher in the..."

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Schools (Other):
P.S. 189, Hillcrest Elementary School, Pomona Jr. High School, Ramapo Sr. High School, University of Maryland- English and French
College/University:
University of Maryland - College Park, Attended 1997 - 2001, Class of 2001, Bachelor's Degree, English and French
Occupation:
teacher
Affiliations:
Uhuru Harambee, Teach for America, (TFA), P.S. 62x, School for International Studies
Hobbies and Interests:
writing fiction and literary non-fiction, film, fragrance, my cat Lola, African diaspora history and culture, learning spanish, Kreyol and LIngala, maintaining my French
Favorite Books:
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier, God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Beloved by Toni Morrison, Krik!Krak! by Edwidge Danticat, A Woman Called Solitude by Andre Schwarz-Bart, The Diary of Anne Frank, Madeleine, Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, Anna Karenina, anything by Audre Lorde, The Artist's Way and The Golden Vein by Julia Cameron, The Joy Luck Club
Favorite Movies:
Motorcycle Diaries, Amelie, Dirty Pretty Things, Dirty Dancing, Ghost, The Color Purple, Eve's Bayou, Coming to America, anything by Raoul Peck( Lumumba and L'Homme sur le quais- which I can't find anywhere!), Being John Malkovich
Favorite Music:
Franco, Papa Wemba -soukous! Bob Marley, the Fugees pre-breakup, Celia Cruz, Cesario Evora, Sweet Mickey-anything compas, Zap Mama, Alicia Keys, The Roots, Mos Def, Anita Baker, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder
Favorite TV Shows:
Sex and the City, Girlfriends, My So-Called Life (now on my VHS), Felicity, Desperate Housewives
Zodiac Sign:
Gemini
About Me:
sun in gemini, rising taurus, moon in virgo
heritage: Cap-Haitian, Haiti meets Thysville, Congo-Kinshasa
teacher in the South Bronx
aspiring writer
seeker of beauty, truth, and love in all situations
student of african spirituality
committed to family, friends, and community development
lover of travel, great literature, silly television, ethiopian restaurants, fresh flowers, lambi, haitian pate, plaintains, and kassava with peanut butter (yum!)
*and chocolate in all of its glorious flavors and forms*
Who I Want to Meet:
people who are down to earth and genuine- who can discuss politics and the arts and watch corny movies and television, be open to different points of views and can put up with the way I pace around the room when I'm working on something.

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astrid
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Dalia is the absolute realest there is!! We recline waaay back, and I cherish her to deaf! Her novel is going to change our world as we know it, you'll see, when it comes out...reallly soon. Just be patient. Oh yeah, since we are speaking about books and memoirs;...what about that liar on Oprah saying that he did a long stint in jail, when he only did like 8 mins? Dali, why they gotta lie like that is he going to jail for real now for lying to Oprah? ( you know that is virtually a federal offense) Anyhow, Dalia is dope...you better recognize that 'foh I come ova there and hammer it into your brain!
Smooches, astrid

Rick
Posted
Dalia is an engaging conversationalist
with a beautiful island accent that makes
you wish she would never stop talking.

Akosua
Posted
Dalia is a PHE-nomenal writer. When
she finishes that novel in 2016, I'll be the
first to say I knew her when. But her
GREATEST skill is her ability to relate
every experience, every lesson, every
piece of relationship wisdom to the Real
World, Sex and the City, Girlfriends,
Felicity, etc. She can transition from
colonialism to the capitalist pyramid
(wink, wink) to Carrie and Big in 3 steps
or less. That's how we do. Bring it. We'll
Break it down.

Dalia is eclectic in her musical tastes,
in her friendships, in every aspect of her
personality. She is open, but reserved,
extremely open-minded, but
opinionated, can be soft-spoken or loud
as she wanna be, knows how to party
w/o embarrassing herself, someone who
can just veg and watch videos, but likes
to do a night on the town.

She is a spiritual being (w/o being
Celestia) who brings to the world much
more than she takes out of it: love,
beauty, truth--that's my Dali.

love her or leave her the hell alone.
just sayin'.

Akosua
Posted
Dalia is one of those people who doesnt
realize how beautimous they are. She
doesnt even notice when the guys
break their necks and wonders what the
hell they are staring atprobably
because shes too wrapped up with all
the people in her head, lolbut thats
the price you pay when brilliance and
imagination collide. Thats why were
kindred spirits, her and I, cause we can
entertain ourselves for hours Dalia can
be cool as a cucumber or silly as a jelly
bean. And witty--dont get her and
Stacey together. Youll be on the
outside lookin in as they giggle
mischievouslydont be jealous. Just
ask How can I be down?You may
think shes all sweet and quiet when you
first meet her but once she gets going
youll realize that she was just casing
the place, taking it all in, checking you
out, waiting for the right moment to bust
off. The girl drops knowledge quicker
than you can catch your breath, so you
best have done your workout before you
try to battle.