Hi, I'm Elana... I was born and raised in NYC, lived for a short while in Italy, Singapore, and Denver and now am on the upper west side and teaching on the upper east, a job I'm lucky to say I love! I also volunteer with shelter dogs and at a soup kitchen. I think it's so important to appreciate the little things and to take the cards life deals you and make the most of whatever you get...

I love my family and friends and spent this past summer backpacking across Europe with my sister, which was amazing! I find running, cooking, laughing, and roaming around the city therapeutic and think that a night out partying can be just as fun as snuggling up with someone special in front of a movie at home.

I'll admit I was a bit hesitant to try online dating, but after hearing some pretty nice success stories, I figured why not? I'm excited to meet new people but I'd rather not list exactly what type of guy you have to be, I'm really just looking for that special connection and then we'll take it from there... anything else you'd like to know just ask!