Below are some experiences that have shaped how I think.
Cannes // 2025
Went to the festival, toured a film studio, finally practiced the French I learned as a kid
Lisbon // 2023
Did a UX/UI bootcamp after deciding I wanted to move into a creative field
Tulum // 2022
Toured SFER IK, gained a deeper interest in architecture and interior design
Maui // 2020–2021
Worked on a farm, lived in a hut, briefly became a yoga teacher
Sydney // 2019
Studied abroad, watched surfers, got hip to Australian indie rock
Indonesia // 2019
Got curious about Eastern philosophy, took a bunch of workshops
India // 2018
Took an anthropology class, temporarily developed a spice tolerance
Denmark & Sweden // 2017
Took an urban sustainability class, toured an anarchist commune & climbed a wind turbine
Charlottesville // 2016–2020
Studied economics and global sustainability, dabbled in psychology, danced in and choreographed for student dance teams
Growing Up // 2000–2016
Spent my free time practicing with my dance team; got a great sense for music, movement, discipline, and precision; wore both a teapot and horse mask on my head in public