ABOUT ME

Over the past few years I've worked on organic farms, lived in intentional communities, helped to run a Catholic Worker House, built websites for nonprofits, mapped stream banks and birds' nests, tutored high school and college students, consulted on a legal case, and reported on Congressional hearings. I'm currently a PhD student at MIT, where I study arsenic in groundwater in Southeast Asia, and I travel to Bangladesh a few times each year for fieldwork

I'm playful, community-minded, love folk dancing, and enjoy spending time outdoors. I value engaging in meaningful conversation and learning from people with diverse backgrounds and life histories. I've lived in and worked with coops and intentional communities for the past several years and they form a core part of my identity. I currently am a member of a fabulous intentional community in Cambridge - we enjoy co-creating a household and sharing tasty vegetarian meals.

Interests

I enjoy vegan/vegetarian cooking, all types of folk dancing, crocheting, reading, playing piano, long conversations, and of course travel!

• birds
• coloring
• dancing
• folk dancing
• cooking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• running
• reading
• traveling
• piano
• outdoor activities
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Pan's Labyrinth, In Bruges, Tiny Furniture, Spirited Away, Big Fish

Music: John Frusciante, Peter Mulvey, St. Vincent, Regina Spektor, Simon & Garfunkle, We're About 9, Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer

Books: A People's History of the United States, La casa de los espíritus, His Dark Materials trilogy, A Wrinkle in Time, The Sparrow, The Omnivore's Dilemma

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2009 I drove through the Beartooth Pass between Montana and Wyoming on my way to Yellowstone National Park. While driving through the pass, I noticed that large patches of snow to either side of me were colored watermelon-pink. Of course, I had to stop the car to go check it out. When I got to the colored patches, I was surprised to see that they were not only watermelon-colored, but they smelled like watermelon if I walked across them. Unfortunately, I'll never know if they tasted like watermelon, too.

A few months later, when I was back in Missouri, I decided to do some research and found that the pink coloration was due to the presence of a microorganism, Chlamydomonas nivalis. The red pigment protects it from the sun, and the same pigment is what gives color to shrimp and flamingo's feathers.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm happy to have long conversations about models of intentional community and non-traditional approaches to relationships - I'm interested in exploring meaningful ways to live life alongside others.

I'm open to any new trade skills and handicrafts. Hooping, chair caning, quilting, and anything in-between is fair game.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bangladesh, Canada, Ecuador, France, Germany, Honduras, India, Mexico, Panama, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States