I have 1 degree in Dramatic Studies; 1 teaching certificate; 3 children; have had 12 addresses in the same city...have owned 7 cars; have had 8 dogs; I speak 2 languages; have taught grades 7-12 for about 20 years...I've had HIV for 25 years; I have not taken anti-retro viral drugs except for 2 short trials. I smoke more than 25 cigarettes per day and drink umpteenth cups of coffee with them. My other interests include gardening, painting, knitting and embroidery, poetry, philosophy and religion. I was raised Catholic. I should have died years ago. I've been married 2 times, once divorced and now widowed. I would describe myself as a hermit.