Introduction:

It's like dancing with someone for the first time - actually quite boring :P You ask the same questions every time (name, age, job, school, etc.), and if something interesting pops up, then you ask for a 2nd dance! So here it goes, the boring basics. If you find something interesting, drop me a line! I took some ballroom dance classes recently (really!), so perhaps we won't have to wait until the next slow song for a 2nd dance ;)

After working full time for over 2 years in construction and as a special education aide, I returned to school full time in the spring. Prior to that, I had received an Associate Degree from my local community college, where I studied Spanish and Biology. I am now majoring in Linguistics instead of Biology, and will continue in Spanish for a minor. I chose linguistics because I fell in love with the German class I took last spring! I will also be taking Chinese next year to fulfill the requirement of 3 languages. I can't wait to be tri-lingual - buenos dias, guten tag, ni hao! Ultimately I want to get my Masters Degree and teach at a community college. Working as a special education aide confirmed to me that teaching was what I wanted to do for a living! On the side I would like to be a professional photographer and freelance author. I'm currently building a collection of temple pictures so I can publish a series of books of temple photography! P.S.: On Monday August 4 I was hired as an after-school tutor, YAY!

3 Favorite Things:

I love movies, dancing, and running! Those are definitely my 3 favorite things! When I go to a movie, I get totally lost to the world - the movie (and the theater if I'm there) becomes my world. When I go dancing, it's totally the opposite! The world becomes one with me, the movement a perfect expression of it. Running gives me a sense of total freedom, where it's just me and myself. The rhythm becomes a connection to my innermost conscience.

3 Least Favorite Things:

1. Tearing up the house to find one little thing.

2. SCRUBBING! (sometimes, the detail required takes so much time that when you finish you have to start all over again)

3. Traveling a long distance just for one destination or activity. I prefer to be able to do additional things on the way or while I'm there.

10 Million Dollars:

I have hobbies that I've only been able to dip my toe into because they are too expensive. Among them are coin collecting, glider flying (I haven't tried flying a plane with an engine yet, that's something I'd do, too), and wood carving. I would also make a difference by setting up scholarships for scouts to attend scout camp.

Perfect Day:

A collection of my favorite hobbies. I would start the day with an early morning run, after which I would go to the Family History Library on the grounds of the LA Temple for some genealogy research. Next, I would spend a few hours taking pictures of the temple for my book, after which I would go to the Newport Beach Temple and do the same. Late afternoon I would go to the beach to ride sea-doos! Finally, I would unwind from the sea-doo riding by practicing for the guitar class I am actually taking right now.

Opportunity for Improvement:

I can express myself wonderfully in writing, but have difficulty expressing myself in speech. It's funny how I can write an entire essay on any given subject off the top of my head, but can't think of a single thing to say when I'm talking with someone!

I used the previous section to put information that other LDS dating sites provide space for. Some sites provide a space for testimony, so I will provide mine in this section. I apologize for the length, it's the writer in me :P

President Monson: I have a picture of Jesus smiling that strikes me differently from any other picture of Him. It shows him in an everyday, just being himself mood. This kind of look, I feel, most accurately shows a person's true self, so it really helps me to relate to my Savior! I also have a picture of President Monson smiling. It is that same everyday, just being himself expression. When I put the two pictures together, the resemblance is UNCANNY! The book of Revelation says those who are Christ's will know him because His image will be in their countenances. I KNOW that President Monson is a true prophet, because he DOES have the image of Christ in his countenance!

Prayer: I recently said a prayer where I did not ask for anything, nor did I plead on behalf of another, nor did I express any gratitude. Literally all I did was tell Heavenly Father what was on my mind, and cry out my sadness on His shoulder (I had just gone through a breakup). A couple weeks later, I was in mid-prayer when the sound of a theme song came into my room from the TV in the next room over. This immediately interrupted all my thoughts, as it sounded so familiar but I just couldn't remember what show it was! I asked Heavenly Father to excuse me for a moment while I tried to figure it out, and immediately I sensed the most distinct presence next to me. I knew, I just knew, that this presence was Heavenly Father, and He was actually there to join me in speculating on what the song was! He is God - He knows what song it is! - yet this Father joined His son in speculating on the song right in the middle of a prayer. One fact of me is, nothing but a REAL God whose presence is known just as really could get me to express these emotions to a person I don't see with my natural eyes. Because of these kinds of experiences, I know my Father so intimately that doubt simply can not be found in my mind that He lives, that He loves me, and that I am His son.