Coming to Wellington from Washington, DC to study for a Masters in Software Development at Victoria University.

My Bachelor's was in International Studies and I used to work for the US government but was DOGE'd the first week of this new hostile administration.

I'm a social introvert. I like my alone time but I have a lot of friends and am pretty central to an extensive social network, at least in DC. I like to cook, play board games, and host events. The event I'm known for in the friend group is a two-day game based on the CBS reality show Survivor - people compete in challenges, vote each other out, etc. - I have a whole film crew and everything.

I like to travel and experience new things - been to quite a few countries (my photos are taken in Indonesia and Costa Rica). I am conversational in Spanish.

Not averse to physical activity. Used to ballroom dance way back when. Recently went on a backpacking trip with friends across the Massanutten range in Virginia. Used to kayak but haven't in a while.

But like I said, I need my introverted time to unwind. I kind of hop between 'types' of media. I'll read a book, then binge watch an entire show, then play a videogame, read another book, get into a movie spree, etc. Been reading a few nonfiction books lately, but will read a novel every now and then. Been playing Helldivers II and Minecraft off and on (my brother got me sucked back in). And the last movies I watched was Soylent Green (1973) and Seven Samurai (1954), although I had already seen Seven Samurai previously.

Idk I'll think of more to add here but hopefully this gave a good enough snapshot of me