By getting to know what I love...
Ecological Restoration
In 2023, I got my first-level wildland firefighting certification! I work as an ecological restoration technician, living on and nurtured by the ancestral lands of the Council of the Three Fires—the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Peoples— as well as the Miami, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Sac, Fox, Kickapoo, and Illinois Nations. I love to nurture my relationship with the land in deeper ways each season and expand how I imagine my relationships with my human and non-human relatives.
Food Sovereignty & Urban Agriculture
I owe much of my strength, hope, and passion to my favourite, radical, queer, and committed farmers, food workers, food sovereignty advocates—from Community Food Navigators, Windy City Harvest, Experimental Station, Star Farm, Green City Market, and many other urban farms & community gardens in Chicago.
Climbing
I recently started climbing again and it has been a major joy for me. This year, I've climbed with friends at the Red River Gorge in Kentucky and Jackson Falls in Southern Illinois. I promised myself two years ago that I would pursue outdoor activities that made me face my fears—so here I am learning to crave the freedom I find in the heights that scare me.
Biking, Beaches, & Brunch with Besties
This one's pretty self-explanatory.