I just turned 60 (June) but can't seem to change it on my profile - so let me be honest . It's been a lot of fun celebrating - a good start for the decade
I'm hoping to meet a smart, fun, caring man, someone who is accomplished in his field - is generous of spirit - is positive, confident -and is supportive in laughter and love!

So I will now endeavor to describe myself..or at least try to pinpoint stuff that will create some overall relatively meaningful picture. A daunting task! Here goes......

I'm well educated, quite well read , intellectually curious with a great sense of humor and wry wit
(i.e.. huge Larry David fan and I'm thrilled about the new season,and reunion). = I love a good laugh!

I am also a very sensitive listener - a serious, caring and loyal friend. - and a profoundly connected partner.

And - I have two very beautiful young cats (Mr. and Missy Katz) who are basking , totally relaxed, in the sunlight on the couch, as I write. Very Zen.

ALSO -
I'm a serious film fan (loved the new Coen Brother's film) and spend too much time reading film reviews on line.
I'm an art history buff and enjoy a good museum exhibit (the recent Kandinsky show at the Guggenheim is amazing!!!)
I am politically passionate about supporting those who are attempting to repair /improve the world.....
I'm a pretty good dancer (and have studied salsa)
MUSIC - central to my life....
.. I sing alto in the Temple family choir - and I really WAS at Woodstock .
I adore Mahler's 5th, - am deeply moved by Mercedes Sosa's recent death,
can always kick back with Nina Simone or Neil Young, - and wish I went to more concerts.

I rarely totally finish the Sunday NY Times crossword puzzle .

Daily routine? I dvr colbert and stewart after teaching every afternoon. Always up for a Law and Order rerun!
I frequently cook and enjoy finding new recipes.



I am a true New Yorker at heart.
I need to visit the city and Westchester (home) once a year to check in.
But I have lived in interesting places.

I studied Spanish Lit at Boston Univ. -and lived one year in Spain, reading lit /philosophy at the Univ. of Madrid.
After college i moved to Europe.
I married a Dutchman (an Amsterdamer - naturlijk) .
Consequently I spent my 20's and 30's ( for 15 years) living in Delft and The Hague, Holland.

I worked as a diplomatic aide -interpreting/translating/writing for South American Embassies
(wonderful career opportunity - Embajadas de Argentina y Uruguay)
*- while enjoying the evolved, enlightened European lifestyle of the 70s and 80s.
North sea oysters in season and Vermeer are always worthy of a return holiday trip,

I've worked now 20 yrs. for the L.A. School District as a bilingual (Spanish) 3rd grade teacher.
I'm strongly committed to bringing the ARTS/MUSIC into my school community.
I've implemented some successful ongoing programs which I'm proud of.
Lots of singing,/theater/museum trips in my classroom -
and always respect for the immigrant issues my kids face.
I love my work - as well as the flexibility for time off and the long vacations.
I've still got a few years before retirement.




I'm not experienced with internet dating -

but I acknowledge it's the venue most single friends have taken, successfully, to meet new people
- so I'm open to giving it a try.

What kind of woman are you looking for?


Are you Interested in sharing future plans and creating memories
- with someone who still listens to Leonard Cohen and watches old Polanski/Chabrol films?

I wonder if this website will lead me to THE ONE - also wanting a relationship ----
- ---where mutual commitment is natural and a pleasure.
- when you discover new ways to relax at home with a trusted partner (so important) ,
- as welll as explore new traveling routes and destinations together (I've got long vacations)
and are enriched by mutual friends and families . (mine are smart, fun, and long lasting!!)

But really MOST important, (and nothing beats a great evening at the theater)
when you find that love, at this time of life,
can become that really fabulous,culminating third act, -
resolving and reflecting earlier developments of the book.
(...The critics were right! This is going to have a long run!!))

So perhaps we might just get lucky and find each other within this strange internet web.
Now, (excuse the expression) THAT would be a MITZVAH!
( Jewish is not a must - but New York sensibility, and respect for the culture would be good)

Any place convenient and comfortable -
The dangling conversation should leave us anticipating the next meeting