ABOUT ME

Grew up in an ex-pat family. Born in Alabama, but California became my second home. from San Diego, currently living in Istanbul. Open minded, well traveled, easy going, highly adaptive and down to earth. current graduate student - MA International Political Economy

PHILOSOPHY

"As for politics, I'm an anarchist. I hate governments and rules and fetters. Can't stand caged animals. People must be free" - Charlie Chaplin

Interests

Photography ( documentary life/ architecture/night), human behavior, informal economies, learning different cultures, travel, water sports and buddhism.

• animals
• architecture
• photography
• documentaries
• shopping
• politics
• traveling
• buddhist
• sports
• emergency services

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

living just 15 minutes from Gezi Park afforded me a unique opportunity to participate in protesting/ saving the park from becoming another shopping mall. This experience taught me to never fear the police, understand how water canon's work, and how to a remediate the effects of tear/pepper gas with household items like lemon and malox...

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Germany, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey, United States