phunkykola

I'm a 24-year-old gal who lives in Boston. I love traveling and experiencing other cultures and have been fortunate enough to live in Vermont (18 years, where I grew up), New Zealand (6 months) and Hawaii (1 year).

When I'm not traipsing around the globe I really enjoy spending time with friends and family. I'm really into music, especially live music and walking the streets of Boston bopping to my iPod. I also love movies, especially independent films.

I go out to bars, museums, restaurants, and any cultural activity I can get my hands on pretty often. I'm a big Red Sox fan, but generally don't watch sports aside from that. Except tennis! Which I love playing.

Moral of the story: I love people, both meeting new peeps and knowing old friends for a long time.

OK, so for swaps, these are some of my likes:

-letters. I'm big on writing and telling stories and learning about people, so I love just plain old-fashioned letters!

-accessories. Bags, belts, necklaces, wallets, socks, sunglasses, especially of the cute variety (think fredflare.com).

-the letter "z". It's the first letter of my name and z is such an underused letter, especially on items such as bags, notepads, etc.

-music, mix CDs. Love love love love music. If you do make a mix CD, please send the track listing too!

-journaling. I've been doing this online for awhile, but I also like to keep real journals, so pens and other journaling things are appreciated.

-photography. I really do love gorgeous photos that are taken by amateurs of their hometown/cities and/or the people and animals that are important in their life.

-colors, I know I should have a favorite color, but I really don't. I like to think of myself as an overall colorful person.

I grew up listening to a lot of jam bands, hip-hop, and jazz. My old favorites: G. Love, Phish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles, Indigo Girls, Beck, Ani DiFranco, Cake, Katchafire (NZ!), Radiohead, Outkast, Jurassic 5, The Flaming Lips, The Cranberries, Common, The Beastie Boys, Weezer, Styx, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Sublime, Dr. Dre, Elliott Smith, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, The Roots, Stevie Wonder, Ray LaMontagne, Nina Simone

Now I'm getting more into indie, and just new music in general: The New Pornographers, Ratatat, Beirut, Missy Higgins (AUS!), Hot Chip, Cat Power, Girl Talk, Belle and Sebastian, Amy Winehouse, Antibalas, Wilco, Aimee Mann, Sufjan Stevens, Stars, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Regina Spektor, Pete Yorn

Some of my all-time faves: L'auberge Espagnole, Swingers, Memento, Amelie, 28 Days Later.

Some recent faves: Pan's Labyrinth, Once, The Squid and the Whale.

Six Feet Under!! I have a very soft spot for Reality TV, especially the Amazing Race, So You Think You Can Dance?, and American Idol. I also like Weeds and Punky Brewster.

For those of you out there sending the sweets, I love most things, but I DON'T like licorice or white chocolate and I'm actually not that fond of truffles (like Lindt, regular chocolates with stuff in them are fine!).

I do love caramel, fruity things, peanut butter-filled things, or really anything!