writing and the people in my life can get me through anything.

i want to travel the world, and i want to make a difference.

i've realized that being quiet is okay, as long as it's a confident quiet, which is the part i'm working on.

my brother is my best friend and always will be.

i tend to over-analyze most things, but especially myself.

i feel completely lucky to know and have so many amazingly beautiful and inspirational people in my life.

i'm obssssesssssed with purple, and here are six smiles cuz six is my favorite number :) :) :) :) :) :)

acting, tennis, spanish, writing, poetry, watching movies, traveling, hanging out in my tree house, listening to music

beatles, beach boys, frank sinatra, pink martini, norah jones, india arie, santana, KT tunstall, ray charles, manhattan transfer, stevie wonder, madeline peyroux, billie holiday,... and many many others...

Raisin in the Sun, The Namesake, My Fair Lady, African Queen, Little Miss Sunshine

LOST! and Everybody Loves Raymond

The Time Traveler's Wife, The House on Mango St.

"The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears." ~Laurel Burch

"The day a child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day the child forgives himself, he becomes a wise man." ~Alden Nowlan