25 Things About Me

1. I speak enough French and Spanish to get by in countries that speak either of those for about 3 hours.

2. I have two different colored eyes. The medical term for this is "heterochromia iridium".

3. I did gymnastics from the age of 4 until I was 12. I loved the parallel bars and the floor routine, which I continued doing in the form of modern dance when I got scared of hurting myself (ie. after I hurt myself enough times).

4. Sometimes, all I want is silence.

5. I have published poems, essays, and scientific papers. And I'm proud of that fact.

6. I loved being an only child. And I loved having older half-siblings.

7. I have always wanted to be a US Supreme Court justice.

8. I think I could eat sushi, pasta, bread and cheese, and salad exclusively forever and never be unhappy.

9. I am one of the least girly girls I know. Makeup, hairstyles, and fashion are mostly lost on me.

10. I love having a beer or a glass of wine at the end of the day.

11. I'm a little bit afraid of dogs.

12. I love going out for breakfast. And lunch. And dinner. And coffee. And drinks.

13. I am learning to trust myself. It took me six months to decide to go back to school for my masters. It took me two years to decide I wanted to get married.

14. I love every place I have lived, and I'm glad I moved so much as a kid, even though it made it hard to feel settled.

15. I played fullback on my high school soccer team, which went from having a losing season my freshman year to being second in the state my senior year. We had a different coach every year, and the team captain was killed in a car crash by a drunk driver my sophomore year. Those girls were my family.

16. I love camping and hiking. Unless it's really cold.

17. I would prefer to live with less possessions than I currently have. I think most people have way more than they need.

18. I skipped kindergarten.

19. I am never ashamed to dance.

20. I am afraid my parents are going to die too soon. I think about this weekly.

21. It takes a lot of effort for me not to be a slob around the house.

22. Someday, I'd like to have a place I could go to get away from it all. In the mountains, by the ocean, I don't care.

23. I have chronic arm pain that can make typing a daily issue. I am sporadically good about doing exercises and icing it.

24. I am afraid that when we move to the northeast, I'm going to get depressed from lack of sunshine.

25. I have vivid, crazy dreams every night.