I moved to Los Angeles from New York not long ago and am still settling in. Folks in L.A. tell me that adjusting here is a matter of finding your "tribe". So I'm on the outlook for one or beginning the process of putting my own tribe together. You can also find me on MySpace (click here) or Facebook (click here).
我想要結識的人:
Bon vivants with open minds, bus/bike-loving freaks, world travelers, Bible Belt refugees, riled up progressives/leftists and conservatives who are open to debate/dialogue, book readers, nature-lovers, urban adventure-seekers, explorers, artsy/fartsy creative folks, free spirits, gourmands, searchers for the best tacos al pastor
My first-ever scripted video that I wrote and produced. Big shout out to my talented friends who made it possible!(I make a cameo in the waiting room 23 seconds into the video).
Schools (Other):
Univ of Oxford, Univ of Zimbabwe, University of St. Andrews (JYA)
College/University:
Columbia University, Attended 1996 - 1997, Class of 1997, Master's Degree, Public Policy, Oxford University, Attended 1995 - 1996, Class of 1996, Other, Forced Migration Studies, Wake Forest University, Attended 1988 - 1992, Class of 1992, Bachelor's Degree
Occupation:
Nonprofit/ Social Justice (Immigrant Rights)
Hobbies and Interests:
hiking, writing, travel, art (sculpture), human rights/ social justice, costume-making, outdoors, writing, Coney Island
Favorite Books:
, (just finished; a great read!), The Road, (not sure if 'favorite' is the right word; 'made an impression'), The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, The Known World, , White Teeth, , Cold Mountain, The Amazing Adventures of Kavlier and Clay, The Bluest Eye, Another Country, Fraud, Middlemarch, Invisible Man, Moominpappa at Sea, Lonely Planet, His Dark Materials, Small Island, Don Quixote, Birds of America,
Favorite Movies:
THE LIVES OF OTHERS (blew me away!), Notes from a Scandal, Children of Men, Moonstruck, Cinema Paradiso, Indochine, Fearless, The Empire Strikes Back, Amelie, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Like Water for Chocolate, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Mysterious Skin
Favorite Music:
Amy Winehouse, M.I.A., Keane, Tift Merritt, Regina Spektor, Neko Case, Lily Allen, Scissor Sisters, Cat Power, Gorillaz, Death Cab for Cutie, Sufjan Stevens, Emmylou Harris, Jill Scott, Coldplay, Travis, Dolly Parton, White Stripes, Lucinda Williams, Grace Jones, Prince, Cowboy Junkies, Tracy Chapman, Ryan Adams, , Tori Amos, Paul Simon, Cesaria Evora, Peter Gabriel, Angelique Kidjo, Norah Jones
Favorite TV Shows:
, Creature Comforts, Six Feet Under, POV, Doctor Who, guilty pleasures: Law and Order, Girlfriends...
About Me:
I moved to Los Angeles from New York not long ago and am still settling in. Folks in L.A. tell me that adjusting here is a matter of finding your "tribe". So I'm on the outlook for one or beginning the process of putting my own tribe together. You can also find me on MySpace (click here) or Facebook (click here).
I didn't win the contest to be the next Public Radio host but you can listen to my entry here (click on image below)
Who I Want to Meet:
Bon vivants with open minds, bus/bike-loving freaks, world travelers, Bible Belt refugees, riled up progressives/leftists and conservatives who are open to debate/dialogue, book readers, nature-lovers, urban adventure-seekers, explorers, artsy/fartsy creative folks, free spirits, gourmands, searchers for the best tacos al pastor
We made a great journalistic team and enjoyed ripping PDX a new one with you. We'll have to do it again in LA or NYC or wherever soon!