CURRENT MISSION

Resettle Refugees

ABOUT ME

I am a second year Jesuit Volunteer living in Portland, OR. Last year, I lived in Boise, ID working with refugees as a Jesuit Volunteer. This year, I'm at a resettlement agency in Portland, still as a JV.
I love good conversation, books, coffee and beer. Anything Eastern European can hold my attention for hours, but I am passionate about politics and world events in general.
Currently, I live with 7 people in community and we are all doing a year in service at various non-profits in Portland. I am looking to make friends outside of my community and to be able to explore more of Portland.

Interests

politics, sports, learning about new cultures, learning new languages, reading good books, writing stories and essays, Eastern Europe, refugees

• writing
• books
• beer
• coffee
• politics
• reading
• sports
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music- Toadies, Beirut, Pickwick, Blitzen Trapper, Centro-Matic
Movies- How to Train Your Dragon, About a Boy, The Godfather
Books- The Motorcycle Diaries, The Brothers Karamazov, They Come Back Singing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sunset outside of Krakow, PL after a volcanic eruption in Russia that created purple clouds. Watching a statue made of wood and hay that was burned down in the square of Stary Sacz, Poland. Spending two nights in the campo of El Salvador with a family who survived the civil war.

Teach, Learn, Share

You never know where your next life lesson will come from: the elderly babushka in Poland, the single mother in El Salvador, a friend home from a year in China

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Greece, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States