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I work as a substitute teacher for Racine Unified and I love my job. Everyday is an adventure which ends in a great deal of newly accumulated knowledge and perspective. You would be amazed at what you can relearn by teaching it seven times in a row, it's rewarding. However there is no reward greater than the little presents that many of my students make me. I finally have a carer in which I feel that I am being completely true to myself, and that is all I've really ever wanted.

I Graduated from UWP (2006) with a Bachelors Degree in Political Science, and minor degrees in Philosophy, and History.

I graduated form Walden III High School in 2001 and the time spent at that school changed my life.

I love sailing more than anything in the world; I have been racing sailboats on Lake Michigan since I was 7. I find the water to be inspiring, and I can’t think of anyplace I feel safer than when I am surrounded by it.

I enjoy photography, and any chance I get I love to go exploring with my camera. I was inspired to take my photography further by my friend Curtis; a photographer I met during a race while he was taking pictures on the boat. The picture of me on this bio was taken by him during a Wednesday night race; his gallery can be seen at http://www.curtisg.smugmug.com, his work is amazing and I highly recommend it.

I love introspective music and films. I enjoy exploring nature, while co-existing with it. I feel most comfortable amongst good friends, and intelligent conversation. Once I save up some cash working as a substitute teacher for the next year; I will hopefully be teaching in Japan for a year through the J.E.T. Program.

I am a Human rights activist; and a member of Amnesty international, along with Students for a free Tibet. I hope to eventually work as a High School Government teacher; so I can teach future generations how to change the world.

I recently returned from a trip to Southern Mexico where I worked with the Mayan resistance movement. The experience changed my life and I highly recommend looking into working with the Zapatistas to anyone willing to discover the true meaning of justice liberty and dignity.

You can join a caravan through Schools for Chiapas (a wonderful program based in California) trips are inexpensive and extremely insightful. http://www.schoolsforchiapas.org/

My Heroes include: Chris Farmer, The Dalai Lama, Gandhi, The young Carl Marx, Plato, Aristotle, Frierich Nietzsche, Thomas Jefferson, Albert Einstein, The Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN), along with anyone willing to fight for a true cause.

…I may be a lot of things, but above all I’m just me.

If you want to know more about my life beyond the photographs, you can visit my personal site:http://www.myspace.com/illusion_of_a_utopia

Feel free to contact me with any questions and/or comments at:
illusion_of_a_utopia@yahoo.com

-DaNi