Teresa is quite a special person. When transpeople come out,
especially later in life, we have have a lot of catching up to do
in order to develop and round out our personalities. A lot of us
look for real-life role models. Teresa, unknowingly, fulfilled much
of that for me.
I learned a lot from Teresa about fashion and presentation. Which is not to say I imitated her. But her sensibilities had a strong appeal for me. Besides that, she is just plain nice and an awful lot of fun!
Teresa always helped when I needed a place to change and do my make-up, and she helped keep me out of trouble when I needed company during my nights out on the town.
Teresa has a real knack for finding unbelievable bargains, an invaluable trait to learn for someone like me who lives on a tight student budget! I'm sure she knows every consignment store in Calgary.
On top of everything else, Teresa she is a pretty good pool player, as well as being a fun, beautiful, and talented artist.