Hi there. I'm originally from Toronto, and I moved to Ottawa five years ago for work. I'm a kind-hearted and curious girl with a nerdy side. These days I'm into the outdoors, food, yoga, reading, travelling, and I recently took up the fiddle and am having a lot of fun with it!

By day, I work in the government doing economic policy analysis. By night and on weekends, I'm pursuing a variety of projects and interests.

Listening, spelling, giving massages, planning trips.

I'm pretty tall for a girl - 5'10.

Books: East of Eden, Jane Eyre, Book of Negroes, Fugitive Pieces, Cloud Atlas, Alias Grace, Fifth Business, The Colony of Unrequited Dreams.
Movies: almost anything by Pedro Almodovar, the Usual Suspects, Clue, Princess Bride, Water, Fire, No Country for Old Men, Fugitive Pieces, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Music: Old Crow Medicine Show, Elliott Brood, Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra, Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, Bob Marley, Norah Jones, Black Keys, Van Morrison.
Shows: The Golden Girls.
Food: Italian food, lamb, beans, beets, fennel, chocolate cake, seafood, Ethiopian food, maki, homemade bread, breakfast.

good food, freedom, family and friends, regular access to nature, new challenges, a good book to read

What I'm doing and where I'm going. What motivates people. What to cook for dinner. Work. How to reduce my environmental impact. What my next adventure will be.

During the cold months, I like to end the week by making dinner and watching a movie, or if there's snow, skiing out to a cabin in Gatineau park for dinner. In the summer I try to be outside as much as possible, e.g. hanging out on a patio, picnic, outdoor concert.

I like to end my morning shower with a freezing cold blast of water.