Nicole Friedenberg

Birthday: September 19

Favorites

Favorite color: Blue

Favorite college/professional sports team: Stanford University / Golden State Warriors

Soft Drink: La Croix (healthy); Sprite (not so healthy)

Starbuck’s/Peet’s/Papillon Drink: Either a hot green tea with a little honey or an iced matcha tea latte, non-dairy (with coconut milk)

Salty Snack: Fritos!

Healthy Snack: Fresh fruit (bananas, apples, berries, pineapple, peach, melon)

Candy: Cherry Jolly Ranchers or Blow-Pops

Homemade Goodies: Gluten-free/non-dairy sugar cookies, gluten-free/non-dairy banana bread, or gluten-free/non-dairy corn bread/muffins

Take-Out Restaurant: Kana Sushi (Walnut Creek)

Sit-Down Restaurant: Mujiri Nigiri (Oakland)

Favorite Lafayette Restaurant or Store: Roam, Batch & Brine

Teacher Supply Store or Other favorite Store: Target

Nail Salon: Lamorinda Nails

Hobbies: Reading, watching movies, singing, doing Pilates/taking dance classes, spending time with my dog, making jewelry, etc.

Favorite Place for a $5 Gift Card: Yogurt Shack

$20 Gift Card: Whole Foods or Trader Joe's

$100 Gift Card: TJ Maxx, Amazon, or Target

Your Top Classroom Supply Wishes: Baby wipes, individual-sized white boards and dry erase markers, letter and number stencils, magna tiles

Not a Fan of: I have a lot of food allergies -- big ones are gluten, dairy, soy, chocolate, garlic, onion, and mushroom

What can parents do to help you the most? Send their children to school with lunch/snack boxes and water bottles they can open by themselves; read to their children 2-3 books every day; reinforce with their children the rule that there is no weapons-play at school (building weapons out of Lego blocks, pretend shooting/blasting, etc.)