Leanora

An introspective extrovert, an adventurer, a creator, an explorer.

My hands. I do a lot with my hands, I think because my mother is hard-of-hearing. It's not just gesturing, though, more a language on top of my words. But no, I don't know sign language. I've also been told I laugh a lot. One person's exact words were, "You're the only white girl I know whose laugh actually starts with an H!" Take it as you will.

Reading, I don't care where. Usually with a cup of coffee or tea in my hand. I don't like libraries because I can't write in the books, but I like coffee shops, parks, water, and grass. You'll also often find me in the kitchen making something delicious for people, or else in some cozy remote spot writing.

Let's assume books, shall we?

I can't live without warmth. I have a space heater I carry with me everywhere I go, because I am a desert rat through and through (roots in New Mexico), and I am happiest when my room is 80 degrees. I also can't live without intellectual stimulation. I've tried it, spent a year working at Starbucks and doing little else, and I ended up seeking out subjects on which to educate myself. It was one of the most (in)formative years I've lived thus far.

I moved across the country to a place I'd never been to go to a school I knew almost nothing about in order to become something I wasn't sure I could be. Oh, I also knew no one. It wasn't the first time, likely won't be the last. I love an adventure!

Expressing myself through words, writing, crocheting (in a straight line), learning, listening, accepting people as they are, caring for people. I also play guitar (poorly), compose music on the piano (but I can't write it down because I can't read music!), and singing (if there's no one within a mile radius because I am very shy about it). I am also quite good at cooking, and find feeding people to be a great form of therapy.