Nikita G.

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Hometown

Milford, CT

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Birthday

Aug 21

Languages

English, Spanish

About Me

Busy, friendly, outgoing, tired, anxious, determined, pissed, delighted, caring, loving, understanding, artistic, leftist, animal lover, confused, torn, hippie, punk, music lover, student, flexible, smart, stupid, black and white and full of color.

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Lifestyle

Pets

3 Fish who have a love hate relationship, 4 cats

Activist Aspirations

Enthusiastic

Political Leaning

Very Liberal

Religions

confused and still contemplating, Christian - Jehovah's Witness, Unitarian-Universalism, appreciates buddhist teachings, raised as a Jehovah's Witness, earth religions, spiritual, pagan

Eating Habits

organic, garlic, cheese, Almost Vegetarian, Lots of water and lots of food, trying to keep it somewhat healthy!, Vegetarian Wannabe (I Try!)

Wild Fact About Me

Uh, wild? I dunno... I have 6 non-ear body piercings and my hair hasn't been it's natural color since I was 10. I've slept in quite a few parks... I go to punk concerts... is that wild? i don't know... it's me.

My Philosophy

If everyone spent their lives trying to make the world just a little better than it was when they came into it, the world would be a much better place.

What Gives Me Hope

Meeting new people with the same activist spirit as myself. Believing that there is a God who cares about me (Jehovah). (Note: I am not a Jehovah's witness, I am only learning and looking for answers. As I mentioned before, I am still discovering how I want to live my life and what I believe in. But my belief in God has got me through some really hard times, so it seemed a good fit for this question.)

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

Wow... so many things to be done... Repeal NAFTA and CAFTA? Make spaying/neutering cats mandatory after 1 litter? Stop animal lab testing? Send aid to sudan? Fund sexuality education in schools? Universal Health care? Make a goal for 100% sustainability? Start programs to help inner city schools? Pull troops from Iraq? All of the Above?

What/who changed my life and why

Upward Bound, Randi Pickering, Steven Wesseler, my Mom, Matt Leavitt, Jenna Campbell, my permaculture class, "Living Downstream", So many people for such diverse reasons. Living Downstream is a wonderful book, I definitely recommend it to EVERYONE. It is hard to get through the scientific jargon, but it's completely worth it. Upward Bound introduced me to so many wonderful people that showed me ways to get active politically and why it was important to do so. Steven Wesseler is the head of the Maine center for the prevention of hate violence, and I heard him speak one time at UB about some of the cases he's dealt with in our area dealing with hate crimes. Randi Pickering introduced me to punk philosophies and ways of life, and she gave me a home and family when I needed one. She was the first vegetarian I consciously knew of, and she's just wonderful. Matt Leavitt always challenges me to be a better person and inspires me to justify my beliefs and actions. My permaculture class taught me that I could make my hopes of a better world a reality in my own backyard, and gave me the confidence and some of the skills I need to do so. Thanks everybody!

What Bugs Me

Pollution and Global Warming, Big Business ABUSE for profit, Credit card companies, Closed Mindedness, poverty and hunger, Those who hurt others weaker than them, hate, BEING IGNORED!, arrogance, intolerance, injustice, people who rape, The destruction of rural areas

Passions

traveling, laughter, environment, children, Civil Rights, traveling, photography, peace, other cultures, nature, my family, my friends, music, making a difference, love, cats, art, animals

Inspirations

rain, happiness, god, children, Birds chirping, a gentle breeze, animals, peacemakers, My mother, love, friends, peace, the sound of the ocean, the beauty of nature

What Scares Me

Losing the ones I love, illnesses, ignorance, hate, fire, big business, ebola virus, cancer, APATHY AND INDIFFERENCE, war, Religious Extremism, rape, Losing the ones I love, global warming, being alone, "Big Brother"

Favorites

Role Models

Emma Goldman, Eleanor Roosevelt, god, Jesus Christ, Jane Goodall, Barack Obama, John Lennon, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., my friends, mother, Dalai Lama

Quotation

Interests

Travel/Adventure, permaculture and sustainable living, wildlife, massage, meditation, ecology, crystals, aromatherapy, Air Purification, Wildlife, Aromatherapy, Art/Design, Biodiversity, Biology, Children, Computers, Counseling, Energy Products/Services, Environment

Books

Gaia's Garden, Introduction to Permaculture, That Takes Ovaries, Listen Up!, Exile and Pride by Eli Claire, Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, Living Downstream

Music

most anything with a good social message, non derogatory rap, Riot-Grrl, Riot Folk, folk, celtic, Easy listening, enya, world music, techno, reggae, punk

Movies

Documentaries!!!, comedy, What the bleep do we know, Bowling for Columbine, Farenheit 911

TV Shows

Comedy Central, Brothers and Sisters, Pretty much anything on TLC, PBS News, PBS Frontline, PBS documentaries, nbc news, the Daily Show, survivor, Family Guy, Discovery Channel, Desperate Housewives, Animal Planet

Favorite Foods

chinese, salad, fruit, italian, ice cream, cheese, mmmexican!

Favorite Places

Permaculture Gardens, Washington D.C., seacoast New Hampshire/Maine, nature, mountains, My bed, New York City, the ocean

Can't Live Without

nature, some distraction, water, sleep, shelter, peace, hope, food, cats, animals, air, music, Zoloft (seriously), friends and family, migraine pills, asprin

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