ABOUT ME

I'm a community organizer and graduate student in Seattle, originally hailing from Chicago. I'm always looking to meet fun new people and learn new things through traveling and hosting travelers.

Interests

laughing, hiking, community organizing, urban planning, beer, musique, meeting new people, trees, mugs on mugs of coffee, vintage clothing, bikes, liberal politics, new media, design

• design
• beer
• coffee
• clothing
• politics
• traveling
• hiking
• communications

Music, Movies, and Books

a random smattering of some recent favorites and old standbys: Kendrick Lamar, Car Seat Headrest, Anderson Paak, Fleetwood Mac, Beyonce, Stevie Wonder, Whitney, Courtney Barnett, Mavis Staples, Angel Olsen, Simon & Garfunkel, James Blake, Nina Simone, Mac Demarco, Dolly Parton, The Beach Boys, Rihanna

movies/shows: Almost Famous, Wes Anderson, Arrested Development, Parent Trap, Before Sunrise movies

books: too many good ones to list here...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

perpetually amazed by: fresh powder-y snow, that intense pine-y scent of a forest when the sun bakes down, and any delicious meal, ever.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States