My name is Rachel and I'm twenty-eight years old. I am an amateur billiards player and am working toward my first national singles tournament this year. I also play the violin in a community orchestra for fun and volunteer at a local hospice.

baseball, good books, good coffee, compassion, good grammar, growth, disease prevention and education, diversity, respect, grape soda, my friends and family, swimming pools, india, peace, intelligence, kindness, learning, math, good movies, music, original thought, the human condition, authenticity, billiards, patience, red wine, religion, education, flip flops, seattle, skateboarding, children, my violin and the music it makes, community, snowboarding, south africa, tibet, philanthropy, cool t-shirts, people who make me giggle out loud, international affairs, tenacity, the vajrayana dharma, volunteering, traveling, photography, vegetarian food, and vans tennis shoes.