Hello to anyone who is reading this! I'm Nikki, a pretty much life-long atheist living down in sunny (and often irrational) Florida. A little about me: I'm 20, I have a BA (it's only three weeks old so it is still a big deal to me . I majored in English and Political Science and minored in African Studies. I'm currently taking a year off before I start my graduate work with the goal of getting a PhD in English. I want to be a novelist and English prof., but I am also passionate about several social issues. Namely, I work to dispell negative stereotypes of Africa and to promote eating disorder / poor body image awareness and recovery (I'm a recovering anorexic). On that note, I have a YouTube series about ED recovery under the username bordersofmylife.

And, of course, my other big issue: atheism. I know a few other atheists, but here in Florida there is a church (or two) on every corner and atheists (at least those willing to say so) are few and far between. My parents count themselves as secular humanists but balk at actually saying they are atheists. Lately I'm becoming an increasingly outspoken atheist, and nobody really understands why I care so much about something I don't believe in. Well, that's an easy answer for me: I care because when the pretend starts influencing the real, even for the people who don't buy into it, it is ALL of our business and we should ALL care. I can't wait to explore this site and interact with people who get it!