I'm a total Chicagophile, a high school English and Journalism teacher, a non-fiction junkie, a Jesus follower, a wannabe master of the culinary arts, a poet, a world traveler, a fan of Jane Austen, a teacher, a student, a daughter, a sister, an auntie, a mentor, a friend...I love books on Chicago, Paris, social justice and urban living. I love...more »

I'm a total Chicagophile, a high school English and Journalism teacher, a non-fiction junkie, a Jesus follower, a wannabe master of the culinary arts, a poet, a world traveler, a fan of Jane Austen, a teacher, a student, a daughter, a sister, an auntie, a mentor, a friend...I love books on Chicago, Paris, social justice and urban living. I love good chick lit, classic literature, poetry (especially the Beat generation), and the occasional biography. My current passion is "food journalism," such as Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle; Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation, Marion Nestle's What to East, and Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma. « less