Hey There

All About Me

• 📍I live in the wonderful city of Chicago but love traveling and exploring new places!

• 🎨 I love ALL forms of art! I enjoy experimenting with different mediums - sketch, paints, embroidery, knitting, crochet, sewing, fashion design, clay, resin, candles, soap, skincare, jewelry, keychains/trinkets, and digital art. 

• 🎶 I’m super passionate about music! I play 13 instruments and sing, and I also really love going to concerts/raves/festivals. I enjoy all genres and am always looking for new recommendations / spotify playlists to exchange! I also take songwriting/performance requests.

  • Favorite Artists:

    • Childish Gambino

    • Moses Sumney

    • Apashe

    • Autoheart

• 👾 Huge fan of gaming over here- Xbox, PS, PC, Nintendo, VR, steamdeck, you name it! I’m always looking for new friends to game with as I enjoy every genre. I also really love keeping up with the gaming industry and developers- especially indie!

  • Favorite Games: 

    • Okami

    • Split Fiction

    • Smash bros

    • Literally anything Nintendo puts out :P

• 💻 I’ve worked in fullstack software engineering and I’m currently studying ai/machine learning. I code in Java, JavaScript, SQL, Python, C++, Swift, R, and more. I’ve coded a couple iOS apps and Unity games. I love staying in the know with the technology industry and also tinkering with gadgets! I build custom keyboards and PCs.

• 🧠 I looooove deep talks involving philosophy and psychology. I identify as an optimistic nihilist. Big fan of expanding my perspective through neuroscience and pharmaceuticals! 

• 🐱 Animals are my favorite thing in the whole world. I volunteer and foster at a couple shelters in my city and have 2 cats who I adore with all my heart. My ultimate life goal is to have my own animal sanctuary :) 

• ❤️ Big mental health advocate. I deal with cPTSD, ADHD, and anxiety, and am always looking for ways to make life better. I love discussing self-help and introspection!

• 🩻 I’ve had chronic pain and autoimmune issues since I was young. Dealing with invisible disability as a high-functioning young person has been a huge struggle, and I’m always trying to advocate for more awareness.

• 🏳️‍🌈 Queer, poly, and proud!

• 👗 I love fashion/makeup and am newly experimenting with my wardrobe. Sending fit checks is my love language :P Streetwear and techwear is my current vibe

• 🎥 I love film and cinematography! I’m a fan of every genre. Indie, animation, video game adaptations, short films, you name it!

  • Favorite Movies:

    • Everything Everywhere All At Once

    • Strawberry Mansion 

    • Swiss Army Man 

    • Tusk

    • The Long Walk

  • Favorite Shows:

    • Arcane

    • Love Death Robots

    • Doctor Who

    • Blue Eye Samurai

    • The Good Place

• 📖 Reading and writing are big hobbies of mine. I love poetry, prose, nonfiction, sci-fi, graphic novels, and more.

  • Favorite Writers:

    • Ocean Vuong

    • Khaled Hosseini

    • Fernando Pessoa 

• 🍽️ I’m a huuuuge foodie- I live to eat. I love cooking, baking, and trying new cuisines. There’s basically nothing that I won’t try. I’m always down to exchange recipes :)

• ✊ Leftist as fuck- let's bring back wholesome community support! I volunteer all around the city and am happy to introduce people to the organizations I work with. I also love the idea of bartering and will gladly trade products and services- just ask!

• 📋 I work as a small business benefits advocate! My passion is supporting marginalized communities and providing insurance to workers who don't normally qualify under American standards - anything from tattoo artists to musicians to mechanics and more! Feel free to reach out if you or someone you know would like to chat about how I can help support their business! 

As you can tell I’m very excited about a lot of things and I would love to chat with anyone who shares interests or learn about different ones as well! Feel free to send me a chat if you’d like to get to know each other :) 💕