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- Occupation: human
- Location: Bangladesh
About Me
Amanda Ferrandino -- "Anthropology was the science that gave her the platform from which she surveyed, scolded and beamed at the world." -Jane Howard on Margaret Mead // Amanda Ferrandino is a recent graduate of Pace University NYC and a current Fulbright Scholar for 2009-2010. She lives in the capital of Bangladesh studying women's rights and sexual violence as well as learning to live and love like a Bengali.
Interests
- traveling
- anthropology
- feminist theory
- queer theory
- yoga
- combating sexual assault
- finding balance
- living in extremes
- staying young
- dancing
- always dancing
- more dancing
- being a big sister to all
Favorite Movies
- Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Amelie
- Love Actually
- V for Vendetta
- Milk
- Series of Unfortunate Events
- Garden State
- Roman Holiday
- Into the Wild
- Rebecca
Favorite Music
- Ani DiFranco
- John Mayer
- Cat Stevens
- Alicia Keys
- Regina Spektor
- Dispatch
- State Radio
- Iron and Wine
- Hot Hot Heat
- Mute Math
- Modest Mouse
- Aimee Mann
- Suzanne Vega
- Jamie Cullum
- Dave Matthews Band
- Jack Johnson
- Ben Harper
- Billy Joel
- Mirah
- Bob Dylan
- Nat King Cole
- Puccini
Favorite Books
- The Alchemist
- Markings
- The God of Small Things
- Shantaram
- Tao of Pooh
- Eat Pray Love
- On the Road
- Twelfth Night
- Mountains Beyond Mountains
- Catcher in the Rye
- Guns Germs and Steel
- Cloud Nine
- Wild Seed
My Blogs |
Team Members |
| there is such a lot of world to see | |
|---|---|
| Paagli Didi, the Fulbright Scholar |
