Liz Levenson

Rotary Stats

Club: Recswusa

My Rotary Info

How long have you been in Rotary? Estimate if you do not know exact dates.
If you include Rotary Youth Exchange, Rotary Life Club, and Interact Club, then 10 years. Otherwise, 3 months.

List the Rotary clubs you've belonged to.
RECSWUSA

What club offices or leadership positions have you held?
President, Rotary Life Club Vice President, Interact President, Interact Past-President, Interact

Which was your favorite? What roles would you be interested in pursuing?
Being Past-President was my favorite role because I enjoyed assisting the leadership and seeing my efforts in their successes.

If yes, list them:

What other Rotary involvement have you had? (Exchange, Friendship exchange, GSE, etc.)
Rotary Youth Exchange to Slovakia, 2006-2007, RYLA 2004-2006 as delegate, guest speaker, and junior counselor

eClub works for me because...
The place I call home changes every year at the longest, and it's important to me to be able to do service and make a difference wherever I am in the world.

About Me

How would you describe yourself? List qualities that friends might use to describe you.
Eccentric, empathetic, bossy at times, stubborn, strong-willed

Some least favorite things?
Heat and humidity, dealing with petty drama, liver, inconsiderate and incompetent people.

What are your favorite things, in personal and work life?
Personal: Food, music & arts, chocolate, making other people smile, hiking, camping, basically anything having to do with the outdoors, and games of any sort. Work: Finishing projects where I can see the product of my work, watching the light bulbs come on in kids' heads as they learn new things.

Is there a quotation that gets you through the day, or is very meaningful to you?
All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible. -Lawrence of Arabia

What type of vehicle do you drive, or doperfer another mode of transportation?
In Moscow I take the metro or walk. It seems much safer than driving!

What type of pets do you prefer?
Live ones. And ones I can cuddle. It turns out lizards aren't particularly cuddly...

My special skills and talents are...

My skills or talents might best be applied to Rotary Service........

Education and Occupation

Level of traditional education:
College degree

Describe it:

Where did you attend High School?

Where did you attend college?
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

I use my degree in my current occupation:
False

What is your current occupation?
Teacher

How long have been at your current occupation?
Two months (beginning August, 2011)

What was the least favorite job you've ever had?
Making pita sandwiches as Pita Pit and waitressing.

Entertainment/Interests

What are your hobbies?
Socializing, people watching, cooking, singing, hiking/walking, surfing the internet.

Do you play sport? List them.

Do you watch sport? Who are your favorite teams/players?

Do you like to camp?
Yes

Do you prefer books or movies?
Movies

Food

Do you like to cook or go out for dinner?
Cook

What is your favorite meal?
Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and gravy, dressing, cranberries, mashed potatoes, green beans, and apple pie, pumpkin pie, and pecan pie for dessert. Yum!

Miscellaneous

What is your favorite book and why?
When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge, by Chanrithy Him. This book woke me up from my mundane pre-teen life to see beyond my own, sheltered life and to begin to understand the pain and suffering that people around the world encounter in their daily lives. It challenged me to not sit idly by while others were in need.

If you could meet your great-great grandparents, what would you ask them?

If you could be anyone for a day, who would it be and why?
Xena, Princess Warrior! It would be an exciting day.

If money were not an a concern, what profession would you choose?

What is your favorite movie? Why?
The Lion King. It is my ultimate comfort movie. I watched it when I had nightmares as a child, when I was sick. I know it forwards and backwards and now i takes me home when I'm homesick.

What might surprise people about you?

If you could muster the courage, what would you like to do?
Go paragliding

If you relive one day, which would it be?

If you could take only three items with you to a space colony, what would they be? (Your family is already coming with.)
My laptop, a fuzzy blanket, and plenty of chocolate

What is the best advice your parents gave you?
"You don't like what's for dinner? Good, go make your own." Now, it means "You don't like the situation? Good, change it."

What is the best advice you have given your children?

If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?
A house cat. Eat, sleep, play, pester people for your own amusement, bask in the sun, and sleep for 18 hours a day.

Describe the most beautiful sight you have ever seen:

Family secret for treating a cold?
Sleep, soup, and the Lion King.

Where would you like to retire?

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