I'm fascinated with art and visual culture, the intersection between art, science, and technology.

Never one to get lost in coloring books or stay within the lines, I embrace drawing and painting as a means of self-expression. Doodles quickly overtake single sheets of paper and can no longer be contained by small sketchbooks, while paint splashes over the borders of canvases and splatter living room walls and carpets. Collages expand across bedroom floors, overtaking piles of magazines and glue bottles stacked haphazardly amongst newspaper clippings and post cards. Much of my mixed media work has been inspired by the courses I took at Boston College under Andrew Tavarelli and Alston Conley.

Captivated by the vivid worlds of nursery rhymes and fairytales and eager for more stories since I was a child, I've also delved into the legends preserved by cultures around the globe and have become enchanted with Ancient Egypt and Greek and Roman mythology in grammar school. As I continued to explore other cultures and different forms of art and storytelling, I've begun crafting my own stories and poems. I was introduced to spoken word in high school and was encouraged to start performing by my English teacher Elizabeth Purcell after sharing a poem on racial stereotypes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To make new connections, to dive into new adventures, to learn more about other cultures

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Twenty One Pilots | Odesza | Logic

Movies - Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'enfants) | The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de sus Ojos) | Memento

Books - All The Light We Cannot See | What It Is | Harry Potter

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Helping to run the NYC chapter of Open Brain, seeing it spread around the world to cities including San Francisco, Colombo, Hong Kong, and Johannesburg

http://stagelessarts.com/openbrain/

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - English | Art | Poetry

Learn - Spanish | Guitar | Songwriting

Share - Art | Spoken Word | Writing

What I Can Share with Hosts

Art, stories, photos, cooking, laughs

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines, United Kingdom, United States