Hi fellow Catalyst folks/the internet void!
I'm excited to head out on this journey with you all. This is my fifth PUGS class and I am very grateful for the community and opportunity to focus on learning that it provides. I've been on some self-improvement/efficiency kicks lately, but could use some support, so am especially interested in this class.
I grew up in Tacoma, but I've lived in Portland for two years now. In the interim, I've lived in Chicago, San Francisco, and New York City and am delighted to be back and making a home in the Pacific Northwest.
By day (and occasionally late night), I am the radio producer and editor for the public radio show Live Wire. It's been a pretty exciting ride so far – the show has grown a lot and my position with the organization has also grown a lot in the last few years. Before that, I worked at The Moth and was pursuing an MFA in non-fiction media at Hunter College in NYC. Despite my best intentions, progress on my MFA has stalled since moving to Portland. I'd like to wrap that up in the semi-near future.
Outside of work (and especially recently), I also am working on a jukebox-based oral history project called Wage/Working about workers and income inequality. My husband and I also collaborate on United Noshes, a project in which we are hosting a dinner party for every country in the United Nations. Today is the fifth anniversary of that project and we will be celebrating with our 116th meal featuring food from Morocco!
My other interests include traveling, reading, and music (with a specific soft spot for folk/country/harmonies). I've recently taken up guitar, camping, and running. I also have an awesome dog named Emmylou and am on the brink of adopting a second (send help).
One of my favorite books of all time is Far from the Tree by Andrew Solomon, which though focussed on the experience of parents, has fundamentally changed the way I think about society and how we respond to identities that differ from our own.
On a lighter note, I'd like to share one of my favorite YouTube videos. Sense of humor is a central part of my coping and interacting with the world. I also love this video as I personally struggle with failure which often gets in the way of experiencing pure joy. This video is nothing if not pure joy for me.
I'm excited to head out on this journey with you all. This is my fifth PUGS class and I am very grateful for the community and opportunity to focus on learning that it provides. I've been on some self-improvement/efficiency kicks lately, but could use some support, so am especially interested in this class.
I grew up in Tacoma, but I've lived in Portland for two years now. In the interim, I've lived in Chicago, San Francisco, and New York City and am delighted to be back and making a home in the Pacific Northwest.
By day (and occasionally late night), I am the radio producer and editor for the public radio show Live Wire. It's been a pretty exciting ride so far – the show has grown a lot and my position with the organization has also grown a lot in the last few years. Before that, I worked at The Moth and was pursuing an MFA in non-fiction media at Hunter College in NYC. Despite my best intentions, progress on my MFA has stalled since moving to Portland. I'd like to wrap that up in the semi-near future.
Outside of work (and especially recently), I also am working on a jukebox-based oral history project called Wage/Working about workers and income inequality. My husband and I also collaborate on United Noshes, a project in which we are hosting a dinner party for every country in the United Nations. Today is the fifth anniversary of that project and we will be celebrating with our 116th meal featuring food from Morocco!
My other interests include traveling, reading, and music (with a specific soft spot for folk/country/harmonies). I've recently taken up guitar, camping, and running. I also have an awesome dog named Emmylou and am on the brink of adopting a second (send help).
One of my favorite books of all time is Far from the Tree by Andrew Solomon, which though focussed on the experience of parents, has fundamentally changed the way I think about society and how we respond to identities that differ from our own.
On a lighter note, I'd like to share one of my favorite YouTube videos. Sense of humor is a central part of my coping and interacting with the world. I also love this video as I personally struggle with failure which often gets in the way of experiencing pure joy. This video is nothing if not pure joy for me.
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