My most essential traits: Loving to be outside, to go on "adventures" (define that how you will), to be creative and a little silly, and to challenge myself.

I'm a teacher now, but have been an outdoor trip ... [more]

My most essential traits: Loving to be outside, to go on "adventures" (define that how you will), to be creative and a little silly, and to challenge myself.

I'm a teacher now, but have been an outdoor trip leader, an editor, a game designer, and a web geek.

I've lived all over ... from the east coast originally, some time in southern California, the midwest (Minneapolis = surprisingly progressive!), Washington. I settled in Portland almost 10 years ago when I had the freedom to freelance. I was lucky to meet some really great folks (though they weren't into a lot of the same things I was), enjoyed that community and am grateful for it, but I am now realizing that it's time to search for people I can really gel with as we explore the world around us.

I have a 3-year-old daughter that I care for some evenings and every other weekend. She is an absolute blast, and a big part of my life, but you wouldn't be expected to hang out with her at first! You'd have to be into kids -- or at least her -- if you wished to pursue anything with me long-term, of course, because she's not going anywhere.

I'm looking for someone who's not afraid to try something new, who can have a critical conversation about a movie or book over coffee, who will stay up late or get up early, who dances without caring how she looks, who is not afraid to communicate about sexuality, and for that matter who communicates clearly and openly about everything! Life's too short for second-guessing, says I.

If any of that sounds like you, and if the aforementioned things I wrote sound like the kind of person you'd like to meet, drop me a line. We'll meet over coffee, or check out the climbing gym, or go for a bike ride, and see what's what.
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