Thursday, September 17, 2009

College degrees, Husband, Baseball

1. I am working toward the completion of my seventh college degree.
2. There is a 16 inch height difference between my husband and I.
3. My son was inducted into the Youth Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown at the age of 12.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Cheerleader, Europe, Kanye West

  • I was a competitive cheerleader for 8 years
  • I taught in Europe for a year before I started teaching in Queens
  • I have met Kanye West

Soccer, Tennis, Violin

1. I played division I soccer for 4 years, here at St. John's and made it to the playoffs three out of four years and I was a nationally ranked defender in college.

2. Tennis is my favorite sport to watch. I never miss a U.S. Open or the chance to watch Rafa Nadal play!

3. I have played the violin for 12 years.

Monday, September 14, 2009

birthday, instruments, code


  1. We have class on my birthday. :-(

  2. I play the clarinet, piano, and violin.

  3. I took an HTML/CSS course in 7th grade.

Teacher, Vacationer, and Track-Mom

  1. I have an eleven year old daughter and for the past three years I have been her teacher and moved up with her class.
  2. My family owns land in the Caribbean and we vacation there every summer.
  3. My daughter is a track star.

Italy, Salsa, Ballet

1. I lived in Florence, Italy for three years.

2. I came in 3rd place at the 2008-2009 Salsa World Championship.

3. I began taking ballet classes when I lived in Florence.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Language, Saxophone & Dream

1. I speak fluent Spanish but I am a terrible translator.
2. I played the saxophone for nine years, was so good at it that it paid all my undergrad tuition.
3. My dream is to become a second grade science teacher.

Saturday, September 12, 2009


Hawaii, Mugging, Jumbo Jet

1. On a trip to Hawaii, I walked around the entire rim of Diamondhead volcano.

2. Having been born and raised in New York City, I was mugged on a crowded street in
Jerusalem.

3. My family and I were once the only passengers on a Jumbo jet across the Atlantic.

China, Job, Classmates


1. I am from Guangzhou China.

2. It is difficult for an international student to look for a job on campus.

3. I am so glad to have you as my classmate ^-^



Have a nice day everyone~

Swimmer, Opera, Snowboarder

1. I was a competitive swimmer for Team Suffolk.

2. I sing Italian Opera.

3. I have won 2 snowboarding competitions in Sugarbush, VT.

Alaska, road test, kiwis.

1. I was born in Alaska.

2. I failed my road test 3 times before obtaining a license.

3. I am allergic to kiwis.

Friday, September 11, 2009

The Actor, the Color Guard and Mrs. Mom

1. I knew Adrien Brody before he became famous.

2. I walked the runway as a child model when I was 7.

3. I was my son's teacher last year.

UFOs, Small Town and Snow mobiles

1. I saw a UFO when I was a kid.
2. I come from a town of 600 people.
3. I raced snow mobiles for 3 years professionally

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Cats, Paintball, Student Teaching

1. I have four cats, my favorite being Peekaboo who tips the scales at 32 pounds.

2. I love to play paintball with my boyfriend on the weekends.

3. During my student teaching this past Spring, a student brought a gun to school.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Italy, Waitress, Police Officer

1. I was born in Italy
2. I have been a waitress for the past 10 years in my family owned resturant
3. I was a police officer before my career change

Skydiving, Marathon, Fire

1. I have been skydiving, not tandem.
2. I ran the NYC marathon.
3. My hair has caught on fire.

Florida, Jelly Fish, Firecracker

My three facts:

1. I lived in Florida for 10 years.

2. I was stung by a jelly fish in Hawaii.

3. I was burned by a firecracker when I was 8 yrs old.

Military School, Ethiopia, Formica Countertop


My three facts:

1. I attended a well known Military School in Virginia.


2. My mother was born in Ethiopia and is still a citizen.


3. My great grandfather invented the Formica Countertop in the early 1900's.

Thursday, September 3, 2009


Racquestball, Woodstock & Civil Guard

My three facts:

1. I won a University of Michigan racquetball
championship as a graduate student.

2. I attended the Woodstock music festival.

3. I patrolled the Israel/Lebanesee border as a member of the
Civil Guard in the 1970's.