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genuinegirly · 06-11-2010, 09:06 AM

It's funny... I've been thinking about this recently, but less about nationality.

I am a woman. Whether I like it or not, my physical form defines how people interact with me and percieve me in this world.

I am a botanist. My profession and my passion revolve around plants. My hobbies and my career stem from a love of those funny organisms that provide our oxygen and life.

I am an objectivist. I have goals. I have purpose. I have drive. I hope that others do as well.

I am a Catholic. The religious environment in which I feel most at home, with a focus on ceremony and academic rigor. I have been hooked since I learned Mendel was a monk.

I'm a Ridgeling. I was an integral part of the Ridge House cooperative in Berkeley, California for two years, and will always have a strong bond with housemates.

I'm a Californian. My parents were born in California, and so was I. The landscape of the California coast dominates my memories of childhood, and I know its biomes and flora more intimately than anywhere else in the world. I was raised with a deep appreciation for the natural world, spending weekends and holidays sleeping under the stars surrounded by nature. I have a deep and specific connection to the oak woodlands, chaparral, coastal strand, and the redwood forests.

I'm an American. I have lived my entire life in North America, and am a US Citizen.

I'm a Westerner. I live a Western lifestyle, and my heritage is Western as a mix of English / Irish / Scottish / French / German / Scandinavian / (+ one Native American ~1600's).

I'm an Earthling.

06-11-2010, 09:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	It's funny... I've been thinking about this recently, but less about nationality. I am a woman. Whether I like it or not, my physical form defines how people interact with me and percieve me in this world. I am a botanist. My profession and my passion revolve around plants. My hobbies and my career stem from a love of those funny organisms that provide our oxygen and life. I am an objectivist. I have goals. I have purpose. I have drive. I hope that others do as well. I am a Catholic. The religious environment in which I feel most at home, with a focus on ceremony and academic rigor. I have been hooked since I learned Mendel was a monk. I'm a Ridgeling. I was an integral part of the Ridge House cooperative in Berkeley, California for two years, and will always have a strong bond with housemates. I'm a Californian. My parents were born in California, and so was I. The landscape of the California coast dominates my memories of childhood, and I know its biomes and flora more intimately than anywhere else in the world. I was raised with a deep appreciation for the natural world, spending weekends and holidays sleeping under the stars surrounded by nature. I have a deep and specific connection to the oak woodlands, chaparral, coastal strand, and the redwood forests. I'm an American. I have lived my entire life in North America, and am a US Citizen. I'm a Westerner. I live a Western lifestyle, and my heritage is Western as a mix of English / Irish / Scottish / French / German / Scandinavian / (+ one Native American ~1600's). I'm an Earthling. __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy