Melissa

+Name: Melissa Patterson
+Age: 26
+Location: Freetown
+Country: Sierra Leone
+Occupation: seeking
+Ethnicity: Scottish-Ukranian-Polish Mutt
+Religion: seeking
+Have Children: No
+Want Children: Yes.
+Last great book I read: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

+Most humbling moment:
While having a drink on the beach a UN helicopter flew twenty feet over my head, driving home the severity of post-war Sierra Leone.

+Celebrity I resemble most:
Apparently I look like the girl in Titantic to the Chinese people. I get Juliette Binoche sometimes or Neve Cambell. And Vanessa says that, strangely enough, I look a little like Joan River’s daughter.

+Best or worst lie I've ever told:
I’m a bad liar. (Get it?) [note from Vanessa: she's not a bad liar. Watch out!]

+If I could be anywhere at the moment:
Right here (but with a cooler breeze).

+Song or album that puts me in the mood:
Anything by Van Morrison. Norwegian Wood.

+Five items I can't live without:

Water
Coffee
A really big purse
My camera when I travel
Vanessa's accessories and clothes

+Fill in the blanks:
UNDP workers are sexy;
UNDP workers with high-speed internet are sexier.

+In my bedroom, you'll find:
A mattress on the floor. That’s all. Really. I might get a plastic wastebasket soon. If I’m very lucky. (And if I’m luckier, a UNDP worker, see above.)

+Why you should get to know me:
Because if you don’t you’ll just think “who’s the mute girl?”

+More about what I'm looking for:
A UNDP worker with high-speed internet access. Hell, anyone who speaks English.