First Person Survey for:  Adriana Tula Sabina Cortez

Name Given at Birth: Adriana Tula Sabina Cortez

Nicknames:  Ria, Anna... my father used to call me his preciosa.

Hometown or where you were born: Madrid, España

Current Residence: Whereever the wind blows me.

Age:  20

Class:  Gypsy

What do you do, your main function in life/society: I spend most of my time dancing, but I also read the palm.

Have you ever gone skinny-dipping / do you know how to swim: Of course I go skinny dipping... how else would one bathe?

Do you make fun of people: Only to their faces...

Favorite Color: Turquoise. It reminds me of my favorite place, Morocco.

Have you ever committed or been convicted of a crime: I've only been caught once and I didn't even do anything that time!

Closest friends/How did you meet: 

One Pillow or two: One half... my sister insists that I share with her.

Pets: I once had a meercat names Chichi but he soiled my favorite scarf. I traded him for a nice pair of dancing shoes.

Favorite Type of Music: Anything with a good beat that I can dance to.

Hobbies/Pastimes: My sister thinks that my favorite hobby is eating her cooking, but she is a terrible cook. My favorite hobby is really reading palms.

Personal Hygiene: You will never catch me smelling bad. I bathe whenever I can and I coat myself with gardenia oil.

Favorite Food: Anything that my sister hasn't cooked. In Greece I became very fond of the gyro.

Are your parents alive, do you get along with them: I am not positive whether they are alive or dead. When I lived with them in Spain, we did not get along because they did not like that I flirted with boys when I was about to be married.

If your parents are dead, when and how did they die: When my parents were captured my the Spanish Inquisition, my sister and I escaped from an almost certain death. We do not know for sure if they are alive or dead. They were probably burned at the stake shortly after we left Spain.

Favorite place to relax: By the campfire at night.

Favorite Holy Day / Why: Yuletide because it is an excuse to kiss boys under the mistletoe.

Favorite Drink: I enjoy drinking sweet wine.

What's your bedtime: When the campfire dies out.

What, if anything, do you usually wear on your feet: The nice shoes I got from trading my meercat.

Are you married or single: My parents were captured on my wedding day. My new husband was angry because I no longer had a dowry. I left secretly in the middle of the night, telling my uncle that I was escaping form the Inquisition, but I was really escaping from my husband.

Do you have a family / who are they: I have a younger sister named Zia who is also part of the dancing troupe. When she was younger, I was like her mother but now that she is older we are best friends. I also have a husband somewhere who may be looking for me...

Favorite Entertainment: Seeing the reaction of the male gaje when I tell them they are to be with child... it's very amusing.

Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: I enjoyed learning to read the paml from my aunt Ella.

Least Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: Eating my sister's cooking.

Favorite Sport: I love all sorts of dancing!

Most Humiliating Moment: I was dancing in front of a group of very handsome men. After I was done dancing, I realized that I had forgotten to wear bloomers.

Proudest Moment: When I was first allowed to wear a corset.

Craziest Person or silliest you know: Goldiana.

What do you look for in the opposite sex: I am not very picky, but I especially like men with dark curly hair and a nice smile.

In our Hierarchical Society everybody has somebody "over" them, Who is your immediate "overlord" Goldiana.

Favorite Sport to watch: I love to watch the joust. I don't really care about the actual sport, only really about the handsome men who ride the horses.

Do you remember your first kiss: No, I have to say that I don't remember it.... It was so long ago and I've had so many since then.

Do you keep in touch with your childhood friends: I moved away from my childhood friends when I was 9.

Where is your favorite "Vacation" spot: Morocco. It was the first place I visited outside of Spain.

Have you ever been overseas: While escaping from España, my sister and I stowed away on a pirate ship. When we were discovered by the captain, he let us stay until the next port because we reminded him of his daughters who had died.

Do you have Dirt/Mud floors or Stone: The wood floors of the vardo.

What is your bed made of: Wood, blankets and sometimes my sister.

How many people sleep in your bed: It depends on the weather.

1. Goldiana calls be flirtatious. but I think I'm just very friendly.

2. I escaped from España (and my husband) when I was 9.

3. My sister and I are very close.

4. I have danced in Goldiana's troupe from 10 years... I still remember when there were boys in the troupe before Clopin stole them.

5. I don't remember how to speak Spanish very well.

6. I am the drabardi of our troupe, which means that I make potions and read the palm.

7. My favorite flower is the gardenia as most people can tell when they smell me.

8. I love jewelry... especially the jewelry that Goliana makes.

9. I once sailed on a pirate ship.

10. I often forget that I'm supposed to be married.