Marisa

Stanley Elem, Attended 1984 - 1986
Washington Accelerated Learning Elem, Attended 1989 - 1990, Class of 1990
East High, Attended 1993 - 1997, Class of 1997

All of the above "pre-college schools" were in Wichita. Woodman was 'Rea Woodman' in my day. In Quebec: Ste-Cecile-de-Milton primaire (in, you guessed it, Ste-Cecile-de-Milton), College de Mont-Sacre-Coeur (in Granby), In Massachusetts: Northfield Mt. Hermon (summer school), In Japan: Togane Higashi-chu, Nishi-chu, Kita-chu, Higashi-sho, Tokigane-sho, Okayama-sho, Josai-sho, Fukuoka-sho, Masaki-sho, Hiyoshidai-sho, Minamoto-sho, Toyonari-sho

University of Kansas, Attended 1997 - 2002, Class of 2002, Bachelor's Degree, BA in East Asian Lang. & Cultures (Japanese Lang. Concentration) & BSW (B. of Social Work)

traveling mooch

Phi Beta Kappa, HapaJapan!

frogs, chocolate, reading, movies, traveling, eating, sleeping, dancing, karaoke, listening to music, learning foreign languages, baking, procrastinating, spending time with family, playing card and board games, roller skating, 3-wheelin'

i love to read and will read almost anything. it's hard for me to stop reading a book, even if it's crap. I love Roald Dahl. And "Middlesex" was damn good.

Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Amelie, Coming to America, Billy Madison, The Matrix (1&3; undecided about 2), Shawshank Redemption, Home Alone, Office Space, Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Pianist had a scene that moved me like no other scene in any movie, the Pixar movies, Elf, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Father of the Bride I & II, Sixteen Candles, E.T., Zoolander, The Wizard of Oz, Three Amigos, {*soon-to-be-favorite-movie*: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Weeeeeeeeee! I can't wait!} I saw it! I saw it! I saw it! on opening day in Japan: Sept. 10th; my mouth must've been hanging open for @ least the 1st half of the movie

stuff that will make me shake my booty or cry or sing along (i LOVE karaoke!); COLDPLAY! Coldplay makes me weep!! I saw Coldplay in KC Sept. 21st! My mom & I were @ the very front & @ center stage!; lately I can't get enough of Duranguense (Viva K-Zike de la Sierra!)

Who's the Boss?, Three's Company, The Wonder Years, SNL (depending on the year), Powerpuff Girls, The Facts of Life, Blossom, Jeopardy

i am a froggie who likes to jump on your head. BUT i am a quiet
froggie. i will jump on you when you are not watching. and then i will jump jump jump! and you will wonder what happened to the quiet froggie that just sat there before.

(6_6)/

P.S. I've always looked younger than I am. Apparently, A LOT younger than I am. I got carded for an R movie, less than a week before my 27th birthday...

I'm on MySpace now! http://www.myspace.com/marimarimoreno

i want to meet fun, nice, crazy people who like to get
chocolate all over their faces and dance like maniacs.

oh, and johnny depp... because i love him!!!!!!! wahoo!

Tokoro de, I could've seen Johnny & Tim Burton (my favorite director) in person in Tokyo but I didn't find out they were there til a few days later =*(