Walking a trail today I saw the tips of plants pushing up through the soil. The sky was blue, and the sun was reflecting off the bare branches above me. Muddy as hell. Amazing.

I love great conversation; riding bikes, running, sailing; plants; the unexpected.

I'm passionate about social and environmental justice.

I like to bake chocolate upside down pudding cake and pumpkin pie, and I eat popcorn more than anyone you know.

I'm in school thinking about how to weave teaching, agriculture, and politics together in an exciting way.

-taking advantage of the fun/daunting/new/spontaneous/outside my routine opportunities that come my way
-being direct
-maintaining friendships
-mending clothes
-navigation
-asking questions

My smile and my openness. Most old women have a hard time stopping themselves from poking their fingers in my dimples.

Books: Annabelle, Everyday Environmentalism, Four Season Harvest, Lullabies for Little Criminals, East of Eden
Movies: Uncle Buck, Dirty Dancing, Edward Scissorhands... so I'm a couple decades back... documentaries, most rom-coms, and dramas
Music: Rachel's, Alela Diane, Rodrigo y Gabriela, the Decemberists, Gillian Welch, Neil Young, the Album Leaf,
Food: Love it all! (but can only eat gluten-free - dang it!, and tend toward vegetarianism)

People who make me laugh and who stretch my brain
An appreciation for beauty
Inspiration - to keep learning more, doing more
The first days of spring
Heavy blankets
Runner's high

-my next bike trip
-what it means to live a good life
-my future garden
-how to make things better (here, Canada, the world)

you're kind, adventurous, passionate, and liberal in your views. You should also message me if you want to play some music together (I tend to play folk/country/indie type songs). I love singing in harmony, and want to play an open mic this summer. I haven't had anyone to play music with since moving back from out west, and miss it dearly.