Future librarian misses Milwaukee's coffee houses.

It is absolutely true. Milwaukee has a bunch of great coffee houses.

I spent lots of time at my favorite ones sipping brilliantly flavorful coffee. I enjoyed them for different reasons. I loved Anodyne because it was the place my friends and I went to after mountain biking (They have great waffles). I would go to Stone Creek Coffee to meet my friend Mark (The Boulevard Ensemble Theater's Artistic Director) and spend hours talking to him about everything imaginable. When I wanted to listen to great music, I would hit up the Hi-Fi Café. If I felt like being in the granola scene, The Bremen Café was the place. Alterra was my choice when I simply wanted to be somewhere beautiful with my lovely fiancée (Specifically, the one located along the shore of Lake Michigan). Lastly, whenever I was in the neighborhood, I would stop by Belle Café to chat with my friend Jackie who worked there.

I hope that one day you may have the pleasure of enjoying a cup of Joe from one of my old haunts.

Adios.

Introduction

Hi. I am a LIS student at Drexel University. This is my third term. I am planning on finishing my course work in December of this year, 2008. After earning my degree, I hope to work as research librarian for a Federal library. Ideally, I would like to work overseas, in either a French-Speaking or Spanish-speaking country.

Unless you thought I was either Indian or Pakistani, you probably guessed my ethnicity, Tejano-Chicano. My mom is from Texas and my dad is from Mexico. Although I was born in the USA, my parents taught me their native languages, Tejano (English influenced Castilian) and Castellano (The Spanish dialect commonly spoken in Latin America) . Additionally, I speak a tiny bit of French. I took four semesters of French in college. I would love to put my language skills to good use as a trilingual librarian.

I am currently employed as a social worker for a program that assists the formerly homeless. It is an interesting job. I have seen things I hope you never have to.

Here is a list of websites I enjoy:
George RR Martin's official website
New American Media
The official Guillermo Del Toro fansite