catlingmex

I'm female, in my mid 40s, and married to a Peruvian man.

Born and raised in Indiana, USA, and despite having no Hispanic / Latino backround, I moved to Mexico City, Mexico, in 1983 and lived there until 2006.

Now I live in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, USA. I am happily Roman Catholic (having converted in 2000), and I've got cats.

My current job is an hourly one in retail, though in Mexico I taught English as a foreign language for many years and worked for United Airlines for about three years.

I'm interested in language and languages in general, and am usually fascinated by any little linguistic tidbit -- including regional and cultural variants of American English.

I use English and Spanish on a daily basis, and have studied quite a bit of Italian and Portuguese and a little bit of German, French, and Polish. I have never (yet) studied but would someday love to try American Sign Language, Nahuatl, Quechua, Hebrew, Arabic, Basque ... and all the others! lol

Likes/loves include

--TURTLES, otters, fireflies, dragonflies, lady bugs, butterflies, groundhogs, cardinals and robin birds (especially since my name is Robin)

--SUNFLOWERS, suns, smiley faces, the color yellow in general

--crosswords, mazes, jigsaw puzzles, kaleidoscopes, board GAMES such as Scrabble

--visiting MUSEUMS of all kinds, also botanical gardens, conservatories, etc; also birdwatching and simple gardening

--POSTCARDS, especially of typical food / clothes / arts and crafts of different regions and countries

--bookmarks, epecially handmade and the FREEBIE ones given out by libraries, museums, bookstores, etc.

--ART and artistic and artsy craftsy stuff in general; ancient art, cave art, folk art, "primitive" art, and outsider / visionary art are particular favorites

--ATCs and all sorts of snail mail postal joy

Linoleum print carving, drawing, painting, cross stitch, creative writing, woodburning, very simple sewing, papercrafts; would love to try a lot more things.

I tend to READ mostly non-fiction, though I do enjoy a good fiction story now and then, and I've always loved folktales from different lands and traditions. I also love beautifully illustrated children's books.

MOVIEwise, I enjoy adventure, historical, romantic comedy, drama, documentaries, black and white classics, literature classics .. but NOT horror or anything overly violent or with a lot of gratuitous sex.

As for MUSIC ... after a typically intensely musical adolescence, my adulthood saw a relatively low level of interest in the sonorous arts. However, we have recently inherited a stereo, so that might be changing ... I guess time will tell.

I am totally not cool. On most days I'm pretty much okay with that, though I do apologize for any discomfort my dorkiness may cause. [winsome smile]

Sorry, but I am not vegan or even vegetarian, don't enjoy anything gothic or dark, have no tattoos or piercings, own no handheld electronic devices or even a cell phone, and am not into cynicism, cd mixing, Bush-bashing, anime, manga, feminism, video games, emo, new age, erotica, vampirism, kawaii,or fancy coffee ... and I don't even drink much tea, either, come to think of it.