I'm a marine biologist living and studying in Santa Cruz. I'm from San Francisco, but my parents are both immigrants to the US so I grew up traveling and never stopped! I love to backpack, rock climb, scuba dive, sing, write poetry, learn about plants and herbalism, and meet new people.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music – 070 Shake, Jefferson Airplane, the Beatles, the Doors, the Smiths, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, the Cure, Tame Impala, Alt J, Yemen Blues, David Bowie, Nick Drake, Sibylle Baier

Books – Pillars of the Earth, Radical Dharma, Cannery Row, and the Prophet.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm lucky to be able to travel to exciting places for my work: I've taught marine biology on a volcanic island in the Caribbean, worked at an animal rescue center in the Amazon rainforest, & lived on boats in the middle of the Galapagos – but the best part of all of these experiences have been the people I've met along the way!

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Estonia, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands, Palestine, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, French Polynesia, Montserrat, United Kingdom, United States