Katie Nelson

"I have now temporarily left academia (with my MA) and am trying to recapture my sanity, which I fear has long ago left me...."

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Schools:
Northfield Sr., Class of 1998
Schools (Other):
University of California Santa Barbrara, Macalester College
College/University:
University of California - Santa Barbara, Attended 2003 - Present, Master's Degree, Anthropology
Macalester College, Attended 1998 - 2002, Class of 2002, Bachelor's Degree, Anthropology and Latin American Studies
Affiliations:
Santa Barbara for Immigrant Justice...www.sb4ij.org
Hobbies and Interests:
Drinking mochas and carmal machiatos, marxism, salsa dancing, travel, politics, anthropology, Brazil, Central America, people, passion, love, apple computers, my son, my "boy"friend, Pinot Noir
Favorite Books:
The White, Nobody's Son, The Color of Water
Favorite Movies:
Babel...wow!
Favorite Music:
folk, forro, salsa, rock en espanol, norteno and anything Brazilian
Favorite TV Shows:
LOST (I reluctantly admit)
Zodiac Sign:
Taurus
About Me:
I have now temporarily left academia (with my MA) and am trying to recapture my sanity, which I fear has long ago left me. I'm living in LA am "working" in politics which really is only for the mad.
What I still have:
a sweet cat
a sweet baby
two goldfish in a bowl
a nice apple.......computer
flowers and a lime tree
too many books

What I still want:
to keep in better touch with old friends
to be a better cook
a small song bird in a white metal cage
Who I Want to Meet:
Old friends, new friends and everyone inbetween.