: About Me

I'm a 31 year old health coach who works from home. I'm newly married, and *finally* pursuing a career as a professional writer.

My interests include writing poetry and short stories, walking, working out, learning history, watching great movies, and sociology.

Things I like to write about: relationships, ethnicity, education, spirituality, psychology, and the perils (plus joys) of home ownership.

I'm looking forward to writing articles for Helium and becoming involved in the community here!

My passion is ...

words, words, words.

I know too much about ...

not seizing opportunities when they first arise.

My parents always told me ...

never to underestimate myself - still trying to learn this one.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a writer, a librarian, and Indiana Jones.

My favorite memory ...

is hard to choose, but I like reminiscing about the Paseo in Spain, breakfasts in Cuba, being lost in Wales, and other mellow travel "adventures."

Why I write ...

because I have to! Writing makes me feel more alive and grounded.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

(book) Math Doesn't Suck by Danica McKellar and (music) Tracy Chapman's "Where We Live."

My first job ...

was stuffing and delivering a Saturday morning circular to people's doorsteps; my brother and I did it together with our parents taking turns driving us.

My best moment ...

is yet to come, I hope!

My inspiration ...

Two of my teacher-heroes are Frederick Douglass and Helen Keller; they accomplished in their lifetimes what *should* have been impossible. Knowing that they are just two of many thousands of individuals who have also overcome the "impossible" is my inspiration. We are all capable of great things.

Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Baraka (1992)

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Despite having no characters, plot or dialog, Baraka is definitely one of the most beautiful films to grace the big screen. Prior to seeing it, I expected something akin to a National Geographic special, and thought I could read a magazine while it ran in the background. Absolutely not; it was riveting! The director and cinematographer, Ron Fricke, says that "Baraka" is about the way that humans connect to each other, the natural world, and the eternal. There are different "sections" but no narration and no titles. One of my favorite scenes is in the opening - an Asian snow-monkey ... it i...

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