catlingmex

Hi! My name is Robin, I'm a fortysomething female, married to a wonderful man who was born and raised in South America. I live in northeastern Indiana, USA, am enthusiastically Roman Catholic, and have cats.

I was born and raised in Indiana, USA, but I moved to Mexico City, Mexico, in 1983 and lived there until 2006. After more than four years of having returned, I am still adjusting to life in the USA.

I currently work as a clerk in a thrift store, but previous jobs have included teacher of English as a foreign language at a college, airline reservations agent, direct in-home support to adults with developmental disabilities, and Home Depot cashier.

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

--FOLKLORE, popular culture and festivals, local history and quirky local places, the history and traditions of HOLIDAYS of all sorts (I adore Groundhog Day!)

--Cooking, BAKING, cookbooks; reading, talking aobut, clipping, and occasionally even actually trying new recipes

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

--SUNFLOWERS, suns, smiley faces, the color yellow and cheerful things in general

--crosswords, mazes, jigsaw puzzles, kaleidoscopes, board GAMES

--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 or 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

--Americana (USA) and anything Latin American

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 lots of sex.

As for MUSIC ... after a typically intensely musical adolescence, my adulthood has seen a rather steep drop in the level of interest in the sonorous arts. Yeah, I like music, but I often find silence more enjoyable. When I do imbibe, I enjoy a wide range of genres: folk music from different cultures, instrumental, show tunes, Latin rhythms, sacred music, hymns, Christian pop, and most anything else in small doses.

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 gaming systems or handheld electronic devices besides a TracFone for emergencies, and am not into cynicism, cd mixing, Palin-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.

However, I'm really not at all as crochety and dour as I know that last paragraph makes me sound. :-)