PLEASE, READ MY PROFILE PRIOR TO CONTACT! It is only fair as I WILL read yours.
If you think my profile is "too wordy", I don't care.
ALSO, I can NOT help in getting a job, visa, etc. Go to the consulate and proper channels.

DISLIKES:  bitter coffee, bitterly cold temperatures while waiting for the bus (-25 C ), stinking hot days of over 25 C,  liars, stupidity, pain, blisters, humid days, hypocrisy, waiting for anything or anybody, all the "isms" racism, ageism, etc...no homophobia, ignorance, WAR, over zealous practioners of ANY religion.etc....
I HATE people who describe themselves as "God fearing" Really? and "simple", not ever the best adjectives.
I also HATE that politicians and their  developer buddies keep building high priced condos when we have a homeless problem here or anywhere.

LIKES:  Coffee in the morning, chats over wine or coffee :-)   emails, my cats (I have 2, Toby and Yuiy, a good hockey match, (World Juniors not our Maple Laffs), being lazy with the radio on,
Finnish licorice (salmieakki.), Danish chocolate caramel/licorice balls (Thank you..you know who you are!!!), Scandinavian candy, Brazilian candywine and whine!!!! Lazy days and holidays, You tube, music...
I love nature, palm trees, oak trees, maple trees, lakes/rivers, the ocean...travel (if only, it didn't cost so much....)
I would love to revisit Costa Rica with their MAGNIFICENT sunsets)

I collect dolls and T shirts from other countries as well as Christmas ornaments.

WANTS:  Pen pal (on IP) FRIENDSHIP ONLY!
ANYONE who could relate to what I have written.  By the way, I am married, mom of 2 adult daughters (one is in the LGBQ+, if that offends you, DON'T contact me). I'm NOT religious. It is ok if you are but don't impose any of it on me.

I am a primary school teacher....any primary teachers out there? (working or retired).

I am interested in Indigenous affairs and way of life in Canada as well as in other countries. I would love to learn more about the Sami, etc.

I have a mild disability and anxiety... The usual middle age aches and pains such as osteartritis (SO painful)
If you can relate to what *I have written, I would love to hear from you.
I am working on being more kind to myself.  I would often beat myself with words that I would never use with others.
I am hoping to get out more and get in better shape both physically and mentally...
I would love to hear from people in Canada, Europe (esp. up north), Mongolia, and other places provided we have something in common.

I MAY rekindle my meager knowledge of French and Spanish BUT I can't make the needed accents.
I don't want to teach English on my OFF time. If you better your knowledge through messages here, great!
If there is nothing on your profile, I won't expect much.
Your profile must be stellar if your picture is a natural or man made structure.
If you are going to write one word only, make it an interesting word like: fike, hygge, cacophony, joy, coffee, necessity, F***!!! LOL

I always wanted to do this...random ABCs of Me:
A.  Annie, artistic, animal lover, amiable, adventurous (I wish), about to retire in a couple of years(SCARY!!!!!)
B. not brave, not too boring...some bling, books
C cats...Love them, cleaner of clutter (LOL), coffee drinker, collects dolls from other countries and likes Christmas songs (in English and in other languages),sat on a camel (won't do that again!) and curious., cared for children of many ages/backgrounds in daycare (not a part of school)
D Daredevil (NOT!!!), day dreamer, doodler, doll collector, drawing
E educated, enthusiastic (sometimes), empathetic, ethnic food to try
F can be funny, friendly, (likes) foreign covers of English songs....folk music (Faun, Irish Rovers, Dubliners, Patty Gurdy, etc.), grateful, graceful (not!), gore (hates it), (likes) gourmet jelly beans
H helpful and would like to be healthier and happier, hates horror stories/movies
I interesting, insightful, introvert
J jumpy, can be jealous at times, JOY
K kindhearted, (former) kindergarten teacher, knowledgeable
L likable, loyal..likes licorice (Finland, Denmark and Sweden...you are to blame  :-) 
M meditates sometimes, mother, music, mindful, Mongolian music is cool (The Hu, etc)
N nice, (tries to be ) neat, nature lover (except in extreme weather
O trying to be optimistic, opinionated, Ottawa originally
P too pessimistic for my good, PEN FRIENDS ONLY, punctual,
Q quirky??????, quiet
R reliable, responsible, reliable and reasonable (Most of the time)
S...gee, I wish Canada made Salmiakki, spiritual sometimes, sensitive, serious, singing in the shower or warm rain...
T Toronto, my adoptive home, teacher, traveler, terrible typist, (I really am), thoughtful, time (I hate my time being wasted.), TROLL
U understanding
V very messy LOL even though I try to clean and declutter
W wishful, wonders, wanders, want to get healthier in every way
Wonder why people describe themselves as simple?
X marks the spot...sigh!!!!
Y you tube...LOVE it So fun to discover foreign covers of songs I know in English. I just "discovered" Tommy Johansson)
Zzzzzz I love my sleep.  I never seem to get enough....(Z: It is pronounced zed here!)

esp. 70's (esp. Elton John, BeeGees , Cat Stevens,John Denver, 70's, 80's, Bon Jovi,  ABBA, Fleetwood Mac, Moody Blues, Deva Premal, ELO, Styx, Moody Blues, Queen, Chicago, Simon and Garfunkel, Pink Floyd, Tommy Johansson, Roxette, Christmas music from all over the world
foreign music (I have a collection of English songs done in other languages...very interesting!!! ), Karel Gott, Jack Czech, Hector, The Hu...Indigenous music, Celtic, etc...

Cool Runnings, Mama Mia, Lion King, Muppets, Charlie Brown, Bohemian Rhapsody, Yesterday, etc.

so NOT into TV but I do like old classics like The Muppets, Peanuts...  :-) a good hockey game: the World Juniors, (especially when Canada wins! LOL),Failarmy shows, retrospective shows, etc.

Eat , Love, Pray  By Liz Gilbert (good movie too)
Broken Open     By Elizabeth Lesser
UNSTUCK (52 ways to get your creativity flowing)
Chicken soup stories...when the mood hits me...It hasn't hit me lately...Lately, I've been falling asleep while reading
I read a lot of magazines....women's mags, etc...educational stuff as I teach
Year of the Hare (Arto Paasiliina)
Moms who Drink and Swear by Nicole Kneppler (Hilarious!)
The Best Advice I Ever Got by Katie Couric
travel books  (Bill Bryson...)
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
and others but I can't remember the authors:
Atlas of Happiness, Atlas of Christmas around the World, A year in the Life of a Principal, many biographies, wqar stories, etc...

1. Take something from each day...learn a little...
2. Treat others as you would like to be treated....
3. If you think someone could use a friend, be a friend..
4   If you are going through Hell, keep on going...Don't slow down, If you're scared, don't show it, you might get out before the Devil even knows you're there!!!....
5.  There's nowhere to go but UP....
6. Do unto others as you would have done to you...
7. What is...IS
8. It's NOT about me
9. (My mantra) I can ONLY do what I can do...and that is all I can do.....
10: Deep Breathe ....aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh
11:  The only shoes you have to fill are your own!
!2:  You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar...
13. "I can’t control my circumstances but I can choose my attitude.  I decided to look for something positive in each day.  Some days, it‘s a sunset, the unexpected meeting of an out of town friend, a coloured picture from a child, the cats purring...."
14. " It is easier to ride a horse in the direction it is going."
15.  "End of summer, such a bummer'.
16. Shit happens
17. Be safe, be happy
18. Age is a number, old is a mindset
19. Did you have a bowl of stupid for breakfast?
20. That's a new kind of stupid.