About Me

  • About Me: Read about the adventures of a 25 year old from Indiana in her second year of teaching in Nanjing, China.

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Catie
  • Nationality: American
  • Religion: Christian
  • Heroes: Jesus, my parents, my grandfather, the apostle Paul, Umfundisi Jim Lo
  • Interests: My relationship with Him is the most important part of my life, number one. I'm in love with an amazing man. I love my job, teaching English as a 2nd language. I also love music(singing, listening to it...been singing since I could talk), theater(going to it, acting in it...can't count how many shows I've been involved in over the years), traveling all over the world, and learning languages. I speak Spanish, and I'm learning Mandarin(I *do* live in China) as well as tackling Tagalog(my boyfriend is from the Philippines).
  • Expertise: I have a foreign experts card in China that tells me I'm an expert in, I guess, the English language, so there ya go. Also an expert at saying stupid things and looking like a total idiot, not to mention causing injury to myself(do not let me near irons, sharp knives, fire, hot water, staircases, and slippery pavement).
  • Occupation: Education/training
  • Industry: Education/Research

Style

  • Where I shop: in the states, Old Navy, CJ, Target, Barnes and Noble, Borders, World Market...
  • Brands I love: not real big on brands
  • I like to wear: anything that's comfy...I've live in a hoodie and jeans if I could...and a pair of big earrings
  • Can't live without: hoodie, jeans, birkenstock sandals, big earrings
  • Prized Possessions: Bible, photos, journals
  • Guilty Pleasure: Reese's pb cups, coffee

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: Under the Tuscan Sun, Anne of Green Gables, Chocolat, Rent
  • Favorite Actors: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon
  • Favorite Genre: romantic comedies, foreign films, movie musicals
  • Favorite Soundtracks: Rent, Phantom of the Opera, Moulin Rouge, Chicago
  • Movies I can watch over and over: Under the Tuscan Sun, 13 Going on 30, Never Been Kissed

Music

  • Favorite Artists: most CCM, acoustic/folk, pop, Broadway
  • Favorite Albums: too many to name
  • Favorite Songs: any by Avalon, Alpha and Omega by Gaither Vocal Band
  • Favorite Lyrics: Testify to Love by Avalon
  • Songs I hate: harcore, heavy metal shtuff
  • Guilty Pleasure: sugary pop...only when I'm in a mood for it
  • Songs I repeat the most: hmmm
  • Band I wish I was in: Avalon

Books

  • Favorite Books: the Word, anything by CS Lewis, Don Miller books
  • Favorite Authors: CS Lewis, Don Miller, Nicholas Sparks
  • Favorite Genres: Christian fiction/nonfiction, teary novels (Nicholas Sparks)
  • Recent Reads: Through Painted Deserts-Don Miller

Travel

  • Places I love: China, Spain, most places in Asia and Europe
  • Places I've been: Canada, Spain, China, S. Korea
  • Places to see before I die: Philippines, Greece, Italy, Argentina, Morocco, Thailand, too many places
  • Dream Vacation: Greece, Italy

College

  • School Name: Indiana Wesleyan University
  • Status: Alumni
  • Class of: 2003
  • Degree type: Bachelors
  • Major(s): intercultural studies
  • Organizations: FNL, Chi Alpha, University Players, RHA, Conference Services, University Singers

Contact Info

  • AIM: catiegirl19
  • MSN: catiegirl@hotmail.com

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    • Name: Caitlin
    • Country: United States
    • State: Indiana
    • Metro: Marion
    • Birthday: 4/14/1981
    • Member Since: 9/13/2004