finished teaching my last class for this season!

thank you 1,000+ incredible students for

your bravery, curiosity, active participation,

humor, openness, and thirst for justice. 

the time i "studied" abroad

we painted peace rocks & talked about our lives.
kids are real, and i like that.

ryan turned to seth and said
"your rock is kind of beautiful!"

oakland, i want you to know...

you've brightened and opened up my world.

today, i got to attend a jazz a capella rehearsal

and participate in an exhibit design meeting

on play, joy, and immersive sculptures 

♥

wild turkeys
mount tam is always a good idea

新年快乐

 celebrated the new year by drinking tea

 in a family-owned ethically sourced

 teashop with a group of strangers

spring is lurking

i wear what i want,

when i want.

to stand in the front of the room,

leading students in a conversation about

the historical struggles POC faced

and continue to face today, teaching about the impact
art has in spreading awareness and promoting change,

acknowledging the power of resiliency and community,

and inviting children to imagine they future they want
and be the change
 

is my dream and i live it every single day:

this must be the magical mystery kind

~*~*~*~

birthday celebrations in a ghost town

this is the post-activity for one of the programs i
lead.  

these past 3 months have been a journey
and a whirlwinddddd, but i feel deeply grateful and
proud to have found a job where i do exactly what i
want to be doing: impacting and
empowering young people to see themselves as
agents of change in their own imagined futures.

 onwards.

today, i've entered into the wild world of
hOoPs: