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Relationship

Married. Interested in meeting people for networking

Hometown

A Michigander..... however,

Places I've been

Lived in MI - MA - FL - TN and in 2000 moved to SCOTLAND. ****************** Oct 2007 we moved to UGANDA where my husband volunteered at a teacher training college. Oct 2, 2009 we returned to our home in Scotland. ********* PLACES I'VE BEEN: all of the UK, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Belgium, France, Uganda, Dubai, Canada ********** FUTURE TRAVEL PLANS: RETURN TRIPS TO: Australia, Ireland, Belgium, France and semi-annual to US. *** NEW PLACES: New Zealand, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy and many parts of Britain I haven't seen yet.

Education

• Plymouth High School, goofing off - 1967 to 1970
• WCCC, Medical Technology - 1980 to 1983
• Wayne State University, English - dropped out - 1985 to 1987

Work

• Detroit Free Press, Customer Service - 1988 to 1990
• University of TN - Knoxville, Secretary - 1990 to 2000
• Temp agencies - Scotland, Clerical - 2001 to 2004
• British Nursing Association, Home care for the elderly - 2004 to 2007
• Self, RETIRED - 2007 to 2009
• 2 medical labs, Med Lab Tech - 1983 to 1985

More about me

My previous username, Mzungu (mazungoo), means 'white person' in Kiswahili.  The term is used in many African countries and is not used in a derogatory manner.  An extensive blog about our experiences in Uganda:  

http://volunteersabroad.blogspot.com 

Uganda photo album:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anniedanny/collections/72157602736722927/

2 Oct 2009 we returned home to Scotland.  It was very sad to leave Uganda but were quite happy to finally be home in Scotland.

I am American and my husband is Scottish.  In 2007 I was granted UK citizenship after passing the requirements including a test and handing over tons of money to the Home Office.  I am now a dual US/UK citizen with two passports.  Our permanent home is on a lovely coastal road in Argyll in west Scotland.  I have 2 adult sons and an adorable granddaughter who live in the US.  My husband has a daughter who lives in Scotland with her husband.  No grandkids - yet.

Favorite Quotes

Believe you can. Believe you can't. Either way, you're right. (Henry Ford)

Favorite Movies

Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, To Kill a Mockingbird, Braveheart

Favorite People

my husband, my granddaughter, Thich Nhat Hanh

Favorite Places

Scotland, Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Central and Northern California coast, Uganda, SW Florida beaches in winter

Favorite Animals

impala, horses, chimps

Favorite Books

Anything by Thich Nhat Hahn, historical mysteries

Favorite TV Shows

Lost, Still Game (Scottish), Kath and Kim (Australia)

Favorite Music

Celtic, classical, new age, oldies, very selective country/pop

Activities

photography, writing, blogging, hiking, canoeing/kayaking, bicycling, traveling, studying & trying to practice Buddhism, Celtic history

Favorite Charities

VSO, Kiva

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