Date women from United States / California / Berkeley, 36 year old

Date a soulmate from California, United States. I'm well-educated and love to enjoy and explore life. Pretty out-going, active, and good at socializing. At the same time, I like quiet and peaceful time with my partner. I enjoy the company of my friends and family and try to spend much time to nurture the relationship. I'm looking for someone I can share laughter and stories, have new experiences together, and enjoy each other. I am sporty (tennis, skiing, walking, yoga), artsy (ceramics/pottery, photography), and homy (love cooking, gardening)...and very affectionate. I love what I do professionally (educator/trainer/consultant) and I am quite adventurous in many ways.
I recently finished my graduate degree, and moving to SF area for a job at a university (Yes, I love university environment!). I'm a little nervous about the transition to a new place, since I don't know many people in SF. My positive thinking says "It'll be so much fun to venture into something new!" To be honest, I recently got divorced, so my wound is still new. I am not the type to sit still and wait. So here I am, introducing myself, hoping to slowly start feeling tingly again. New career, new place, new circle of friends...it will be fun!
I prefer someone who likes weekend cafes/brunches, art galleries, jazz bars, cozy movie nights (Italian and French movies!), salsa dancing (not a good dancer, but like to go out from time to time), fine dining, happy hours, sharing recipes and cooking (I find this very intimate.), tennis (Love it!), skiing (used to not miss a season), beach time (Miss those beaches in Hawaii), and traveling around the world. I know...this is a long list... Looking for someone to explore some of these together :-) But the bottom line, what I really like is an honest, cuddly, smiley, passionate, sensual, and adventurous person, who likes to spend cozy time and explore new things together (and build family together, if we click!). I am also open to making new friends in SF area, since I am very new here.
This online thing is new for me, so I donno if this really works. Feel free to drop me a line!

Meet someone special from California, United States. Never thought that I would, but I have. Completed a profile on Match.com, that is. I can now quiet those that continue to use the ever so classic cliche with me, "Don't knock it until you try it".
While I can be a creature of habit and routine, I love to do new things that I have not done before or visit new places I have not been. Somewhat of a contradiction? Yes.
I am an East Bay Area native. Fled this incredibly unique place after high school and lived my version of "Different World" in Atlanta for seven years. Landed in the gulf inferno of Houston for four years before moving to the postcard city of Chicago, where I have resided for the last six years.
An engineer by academic training and early career, I recently took a leap of faith and joined the education reform movement. I believe I have found my professional home.
Not being one to ever wait for things to happen or magically appear with anything that I sought to accomplish, I have decided to take a stance on my relationship status. So here it goes and here I am, taking a leap on this site.
I love to laugh incessantly. Music, sun and water are my therapy. Love for my family is an understatement. Exploring this world is what feeds my spirit.

Date a woman from California, United States. I am witty, empathic, smart, independent, educated, adventurous; easy going, swimming and flying; down to mother earth and looking for similar. Sense of humor is a huge plus, close to being a must.
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why oh why thy profile is so short? ---
It's hard to describe yourself in your own words without sounding either as L'Oreal commercial "Because I worth it" or as a self-deprecating sardonic jellyfish. So, let's go with a soothing hum of middle ground: Blah-Blah-Blah, aka Brain-Beauty-Boo... -ks? Ts? Ps? All the above?
If Jungian action figures were made, I would probably be a combination of 2 archetypes: the Maiden and the Mother with a dash of the Hero.
Rather smaller than larger than life creature is looking for someone bigger - kinder, wiser, gentler, smarter than herself. In return she'll embrace all your imperfections in high return life deposites.
I know it sounds not too good to be true, so it must be true.
PS: I am a movie buff.
PPS: To prevent you from getting crow's feet wrinkles, please no "winks".