First Person Survey for: Goldiana Costine Jordana Marchen

Name Given at Birth: Goldiana Costine Jordana Marchen

Nicknames: Goldie

Hometown or where you were born: I was born in Jerusalem outside my parents vardo

Current Residence: Where ever my vardo takes me

Age: A happy 24 winters

Class: Gypsy

What do you do, your main function in life/society: I dance. If you are asking what I do to make coin I am the best jeweler in my vardo.

Have you ever gone skinny-dipping / do you know how to swim: I have gone swimming but never skinny dipping. I am a lady

Do you make fun of people: Absolutely not, unless you count that one time with Martino Boylen he deserved it though.

Favorite Color: Yellow, it is as bright as the sun and my mother always told me I was a bright as the sun when I dance.

Have you ever committed or been convicted of a crime: Never! Stealing is a sin in gods eyes. Borrowing is not.

Closest friends/How did you meet: I have many close friends: 

One Pillow or two: I had four pillows at one time. Clopin came and toke one for his vardo. Esmeralda said she needed another pillow and took one. Adonis came to me in Milan and said he had no pillow and he had a big solo the next day and needed a good nights rest. So I gave him one of my pillows, now I have one.

Pets: No, I travel too much to keep a pet.

Favorite Type of Music: The fiddle and drums. Xaviar is very good at composing music I always like his music.

Hobbies/Pastimes: I love to dance, tell stories, hear the stories Clopin has to tell, flirt and dance.

Personal Hygiene: I bath at least once a month. I can't be smelling bad if I expect to get good coin for the gaje when I dance.

Favorite Food: Strawberries, bread, apples, deer, fruit pies

Are your parents alive, do you get along with them: My mother is still alive and lives in Jerusalem. My father passed on.

If your parents are dead, when and how did they die: My father died when I was four and in Sicily. He got sick and never recovered.

Favorite place to relax: My favorite place to relax would have to be a little river outside Lari it is so peaceful and quiet.

Favorite Holy Day / Why: Christmas is my favorite holy day. It is the day when it doesn't matter if you are a gypsy or a king to give presents. You give to those you love and care about. It is also a day to rest and not worry about how you are going to make coin for that day to eat.

Favorite Drink: Portugal has the best Malmsey wine I always have the vardo stocked full of it.

What's your bedtime: Once the girls have gone to sleep and everything is put in the vardo and I have checked with Clopin I can go to sleep.

What, if anything, do you usually wear on your feet: A pair of black leather boots I got as a gift in India.

Are you married or single: Single and wish to stay that way for a long time.

Do you have a family / who are they: My family is my girls who I dance with. My mother who I try to visit as often as possible.

Favorite Entertainment: I do enjoy Adonis when he sites a sonnet to himself. A good revel is just as much fun.

Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: I enjoyed learning how to read. My mother had me learn so I wouldn't get lost in my travels.

Least Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: The least favorite would be picking up in the vardo when I traveled with

Favorite Sport: I learned a sport called "The Great Apple Toss" from Carmella Delicious who owns the Delicious Apple Orchard in Canterbury.

Most Humiliating Moment: I was in Spain and I saw a handsome gajde in the audience to impress him I did a veil dance but I got all tangled up in the veil and the drums kept going faster and I had to go faster. By the end of the dance I was wrapped up in the vail like mummey. To make the story more humiliating Clopin told everyone about the dance in Spain I couldn't travel there for months they would laugh and ask for the mummy dance. I will get Clopin back one day he will have a embarrassing moment.

Proudest Moment: My proudest moment would be when I danced for the King and Queen of France. They enjoyed the dance so much I got a scarf from the Queen and she even taught me a dance for love. I teach the dance everywhere I travel.

Craziest Person or silliest you know: That is easy that will have to be Adonis just ask him and he will tell you.

What do you look for in the opposite sex: Very good question, I look for a man who has honor. Is handsome, strong, caring, still has energy after dancing with me after a long night at a revel or two.

In our Hierarchical Society everybody has somebody "over" them, Who is your immediate "overlord" The good Maestro Bolyen.

Favorite Sport to watch: Jousting

Do you remember your first kiss: Of course, it was the summer of my 15th year. I was in Milan and attending a harvest faire. I saw the most handsome gypsy man at a food cart. We did brush arms and he asked if I would like to attend the town dance. I went and danced my heart out, we snuck off and he leaned over and kissed me. I thought he was rude so I pushed him then realized I liked the kiss so I helped him up and kissed him back. I left the next day with my caravan.

Do you keep in touch with your childhood friends: I wish to say that I have but I have traveled so much that I can't say that I have.

Where is your favorite "Vacation" spot: 

Have you ever been overseas: Where have I not been is the question. I have been to Russia, Romania, Italy, Spain, Milan, France, Paris, Sicily, Lari, Portugal, India, England, Scotland, Ireland, and my important Jerusalem.

Do you have Dirt/Mud floors or Stone: I mostly live in the vardo which has wood

What is your bed made of:  I have two blankets that I spread out at night.

How many people sleep in your bed:  Just myself unless it is rainy or cold out then everyone is in the vardo

1. I love to dance

2. I was born in Jerusalem 1573

3. I have learned many trades in my traveling

4. My mother had one dream for me to be bright as the sun or at least my name known.

5. My dance troupe used to consist of Xaviar, Adonis, and Flavin.

6. Clopin got his title and traded the boys for Adora, Rosemarie, and Kaira

7. My dream is to have my own vardo and dance troupe with all the money to travel.

8. The girls are like my sisters and I protect them with my life

9. I have a problem where I can't say no very easily.

10. I change my mind very often.