Elspeth Hetrick

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Hometown

Detroit, MI

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Birthday

May 18, 1981

Languages

English

About Me

I love human culture in all its glory and "mundane-ness." I believe that everyone has a story to tell; you just need to listen without judgement and with compassionate intentions. I frequent cultural events from pop-wows to tea ceremonies, plays to sand mandala constructions, and I find that the people I meet have so much to teach me. I have a great sense of humor, a red-head's passion, and love to read historical fiction and fantasy. I'm also a civil rights activist, and campaign for everything from LGBT rights, to ADA enforcement. As of May 2009, you are most likely to find me reading in libraries, attending the theatre, hanging out at the zoo or Greenfield Village, or cooking yummy spring fruits and veggies, or enjoying the summer movie blockbusters. I adore cats most of all, but take all those animals that I find who need a good home. Oohh! And I like elephants...I got to ride one in India.

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Lifestyle

Pets

Cats

Activist Aspirations

Enthusiastic

Political Leaning

Very Liberal

Religions

Buddhist

Eating Habits

Vegetarian

Wild Fact About Me

I'm an LBGT rights activist. I sued my highscool with the help of the ACLU for publication rights in the literary journal. (I wanted to pub. an article on institutionalized homophobia).

My Philosophy

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! Also, for me personally, almost anything can be solved by taking a long soak in the tub. Water is my element.

What Gives Me Hope

Watching my Star War's fanatic, tattooed, dredlocked, ex-addict, frequently grumpy brother, sitting on the floor with my niece, singing "You Are My Sunshine," and playing with My Little Ponies (the same way he did with me, when I was her age).

If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by

Appoint more women to positions of political power--especially those active in service organizations and aware of the struggles of mothers and children to make "ends meet."

What/who changed my life and why

As an adult, the film "Uncorked" helped me to realize the importance of just sitting, and of finding peace within. As a teen, the book "Magic's Pawn" helped me to understand and accept my own sexuality as wholesome and good.

What Bugs Me

Loud, Hate-filled, Angry Music, Consumers Who CHOOSE Ignorance, Parents Who Neglect Their Kids, People Who Criticize Vegetarianism, Republicans, Sexualized Violence on Crime Shows

Passions

Theatre, Family

Inspirations

Music That Unites Peoples, Great Novels, Compassionate Children

What Scares Me

Global Warming, George W. and friends, Religious Right, Giant Squid my only animal fear)

Favorites

Role Models

Eve Ensler, Jim Henson, Susuan B. Anthony, M. Gandhi, Margaret Mead, Hepburn, Walt Whitman, Margaret Sanger...so many

Quotation

"Well behaved women rarely make history." --L. Ulrich or perhaps "Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace." --Albert Schweitzer

Interests

Anthropological ethnographic work, social activism, reading and visiting new libraries, animal rescue, theatre, meditation, bubble baths, baking, Indian food, University..., Archaeology, Movies, Pets, Spirituality/Philosophy, Women's Studies (I'm earning

Books

The Bonesetter's Daughter, The Professor and The Madman, Interview With A Vampire, Merrick, Shogun, Harry Potter Series, A Hat Full of Sky, Monstrous Regiment, Kushiel's Chosen, Mists of Avalon, Magic's Pawn, Stranger In A Strange Land

Music

Snow Patrol, Celtic folk music, The Kinks, Beatles, Natalie Merchant, Counting Crows, Bob Marley, Ben Harper, Dar Williams, Chieftains, James Taylor, Tracey Chapman, Damien Rice

Movies

The Razor's Edge, Muppet Movies, Monty Python's Meaning of Life, Escanaba in da Moonlight, Dead Again, V For Vendetta, Iron-Jawed Angels, Uncorked, Immortal Beloved, Lord of the Rings (Trilogy), Harvey, Splitting Heirs, The Constant Gardner, In My Country

TV Shows

My Family, Family Guy, Heroes, Rome, Farscape, Black Adder, Northern Exposure, Red Dwarf, The Vicar of Dibley, Dharma and Greg, Judging Amy, Inside the Actor's Studio, My Hero, Alien Nation

Favorite Foods

Vegetable samosas, mango lassi's, mashed potatoes, dark chocolate, nectarines, ginger beer, feta, unsalted peanuts, fresh bread, apple cider, broccoli, kale, latkes with fresh apple sauce, limes, Chinese Green Tea with Jasmine, dried cranberries, Cajun sp

Favorite Places

Kathmandu, Nepal, Stratford, Ontario (Canada), New Orleans, Louisiana, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Ann Arbor, Michigan, libraries and museums everywhere

Can't Live Without

Jasmine Green Tea, My best friend, A really good laugh, my cat: Shashi-Parvati, chocolate

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