CURRENT MISSION

Make lives nicer through avenues including but not limited to interpersonal warmth and materials science research.

ABOUT ME

I am from Champaign and I've lived here all my life, except for summers I worked or studied in Albuquerque, Jerusalem, and D.C. But this fall, I'm moving away for grad school work in computational chemistry. Before that, this summer, I'm going on a Europe backpacking adventure with two of my girl friends from school who are all just graduating university with me. We hugely appreciate people opening their homes to us so we can get to know people on our travels!

PHILOSOPHY

I prioritize interpersonal warmth. I like to learn about people and how they relate, and I plan a lot to try to maximize my experiences.

Interests

Rachel: Materials science, swing dancing, Judaism, hiking
Michelle (left in first photo): Math, cheese curds, running
Ilana (2nd photo): Journalism, comedy, comedy writing
All of us: being outside in the sun, music, concerts, festivals, holidays, party time, art, museums/sightseeing

• arts
• writing
• concerts
• festivals
• dancing
• swing dancing
• cheese
• running
• partying
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• chemistry
• journalism
• mathematics
• science
• sightseeing
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite movies: Airplane!, A Thousand Clowns, Annie Hall
books: Catch-22, 1984, Flatland
bands: CSNY, of Montreal

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Looking from narrow ledges over the rocky peaks, rolling hills, and city of Albuquerque while hiking at the top of Sandia peak--If you've been there you know it wasn't impressively dangerous like it sounds, but it was all the cliche beautiful/spiritual/transcendent things.