Originally from the gentille south, i have travelled widely and lived a number of places. I enjoy diversity and culture. Originally a ballet dancer, i went to college for modern dance and travelled the country dancing with various dance troupes in my 20's. I have studied many different kinds of dance and teach yoga and dance. I have also been a painter and written two books. Writing is my muse and i plan to continue to write and publish. I have studied many different kinds of holistic and healing arts including massage and i have a graduate degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. I am currently working at a counseling center part time in Los Gatos, CA. I am a perpetual student and teacher and i love to continue to learn new things and to grow. I enjoy nature as well as the finer things that cities have to offer. I enjoy travelling and love islands as well as skiing. I've never been married and i don't have any children, although i am finally ready after lots of personal growth to devote myself to family life with the right man. Family values are important to me, although i am very open minded. Virtues such as honesty, integrity, kindness and compassion are also important to me. I have unique beauty with a natural wholesome look, a dancer's body, petite and curvy, auburn-red curls, and green cat eyes. I move with grace, dress with style, and am charming and entertaining socially. I am friendly and open, interested and gracious, and intelligent. I enjoy deep intelligent conversations, good books and poetry, dancing, theatre, art, and curling up with a good pot of tea. Qualities such as generosity, honesty, openness, and kindness are very important to me. I am also looking for a man who is heartfelt and loving. I am interested in a man who has attained a level of success and accomplishment and who also has time to enjoy the finer things in life such as good food, friends, family, travel, relaxing, and cultivating oneself. I appreciate ambition and balance. I would like to be with a man who is as adoring as i am as i like to lavish my beloved with appreciation and affection. Health and fitness are also important to me and i would like to share that with my mate. However, i don't expect perfection from people especially those i love. I would like to be with someone who enjoys the same things i do good food, theatre, culture, travel, spas and retreats, nature, and taste and sophistication in general.