I am a grad student in religious studies in Berkeley, California. I hail from Pittsburgh, PA, a place of great beauty and big vacant factories. I enjoy playing spooky old songs on my banjo, walking in green hills, and listening to stories. I'll be in Haifa and Jerusalem for the next six months, reading Jewish and Christian texts.

Interests

I study inter-religious encounters and help to run interfaith programs in the Bay Area. I got into this field out of a love of listening to folks describe their spiritual and religious journeys.

• beauty
• baking
• running
• walking
• reading
• juggling
• music
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Boooks:
Graphic novels and comics - Ms Marvel, Blankets, Sandman
Nerdy Fantasy and Sci fi - Ursula Le Guin, Kelly Link, Lev Grossman
Literary stuff - Michael Chabon, Milan Kundera, George Saunders

Music:
American folk music - old time, sacred harp, dixieland
Jewish stuff - nigguneem and other varieties of weird old Chassidic music
Contemporary stuffy - TUnE-yArDs, Sufjan Stevens, Spirit Family Revival

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach the basics of unicycling, juggling, banjo, and ukulele.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love baking bread and sharing music.

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