ABOUT ME

Me: i need 5 words to describe myself for an application. self-description is weird. so i thought it might help to ask someone outside of me for help. that's where you come in.

Squid: i'll have to think about that lets see
deep
empathetic, compassionate, considerate
thoughtful, hearing, attentive, observant appreciative

Squid: generous
reserved

Squid: mmmhmmm comfortably uncomfortable
i think i like that too about you

Squid: quietly unsettled

Squid: non-invasively thought provoking

Squid: you're just kinda odd - all these false dichotomies perfectly together

Interests

empathy, languages, yoga, vegan food, community, sharing

• dining
• vegan
• yoga
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Goodbye, Lenin!, The Lives of Others, Life as a House, Stranger than Fiction, Forrest Gump

Van Morrison, Modest Mouse, Regina Spektor, Fiona Apple, Elliott Smith, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel

Walden, The Republic, Towards a Meaningful Life, Harry Potter, The Sun Also Rises, Radical Acceptance, The Elegance of the Hedgehog

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

5-year-olds resolving their own conflict, the drummer at that bar in New Orleans that kept going after the power went out, everyday kindness.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, United States