"Nature Diva~Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair."

Eugene, OR, USA
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Speaks: Italian - learning, Patois- a likkle, English
Joined Nov 21, 2007

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Progressive Pisces (Sun in Pisces, Moon in Cancer) girl who loves going barefoot. Feminine, compassionate, conscientious, very loving, loyal, imaginative, intuitive, sensitive, amiable, generous, harmonious, drama-free, and sometimes quite rebellious. I'm true to my word and I expect the same in return. I'm halfway between an extravert and an introvert and enjoy lots of time by myself with my two dogs. Can be quite playful at times and a little shy and quiet, though I'm never afraid to speak my mind and stand up for what I believe in. I'm into healthy living and eating organic whenever possible. I'm an avid recycler and reuser, composter, and only use cloth bags when shopping. I live consistently with my own sense of integrity, and walk my talk. I make a difference by purchasing consciously and humanely, (voting with my dollars) Supporting and boycotting as a consumer. Being a vegetarian (near vegan) buying organic, making donations, signing petitions and so on. I know that I have influenced others simply by being in the world and living, choosing, buying, eating, and acting as I do, others have learned from me. I love the natural world and want to do my part to protect it. Being in our beautiful Oregon forests as well as hiking at the beach is what I like best. I love riding my cruiser bike to work every day and for fun. I love long hikes, especially trails which pass by waterfalls. I like to get out into nature almost every weekend, or at least every other weekend. I love ethnic food, especially Afghani, Ethiopian, Lebanese, Indian and Thai. I love to travel and have this love affair with the island of Jamaica. Very interested in Rastafari. Appreciation of the arts and historic architecture, as well as antiques.
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