Currently.
Leading brand design at Hopper and HTS, planning my next adventure, practicing my Greek, taking care of two cats, listening to too much Taylor Swift, attempting to make friends that aren’t stray animals, exploring new cities with my love, reading too many books, re-starting Tears of the Kingdom. Should be: working on updating my portfolio (stay tuned!).
2024.
Saw the most beautiful sunrises, stood in a castle, re-learned to cook in grams, decorated a home in centimeters, made memories in Rome, ate too much pasta, realized being an immigrant is more difficult than I could have ever imagined, successfully ordered my cappuccino in Greek, surprised my nephew for his birthday, realized I missed my new home more than my old home, spent too much time at the beach, made more friends with stray cats than people, saved an abandoned kitten, carved pumpkins out of squash, explored the streets of Stockholm and the forests of Abisko, chased the Northern Lights, saw Russ perform live, finally felt happiness for the first time in a long time.
2023.
Traveled across the Atlantic alone (twice), roamed the streets of Panagia at nighttime, learned to love myself a little more than yesterday, explored Greece for two months, accidentally fell in love, met my long distance best friend, road tripped through the middle of America, decided to move abroad, saw my friends get married, got myself a visa, sold everything I owned, said goodbye to the only life I’ve ever known, navigated being an immigrant, got adopted by a stray cat, learned to keep going.
2022.
Started a new (old) job, cancelled a lot of plans, started to watercolor again, took a lot of photos, cried too much, gave up re-learning ukelele, tried to let go of the past, dreamed of new beginnings.
2021.
Moved to a new state, bought a car, worked a lot—like a lot a lot—and then woke up and it was 2022.
2020.
Planned to travel to Montreal in the spring, missed Boston, couldn’t buy toilet paper, got laid off, panicked (a lot), learned how to make bagels, learned how to not make salmon, couldn’t find a Switch, met a stranger’s dog and wanted to bring it home, played a lot of Fallout, interviewed everywhere, figured out what I wanted, had six job offers, got rid of old memories, learned to love again.
2019.
Ended a 9-year relationship, went to Hawaii, saw a volcano, saw a waterfall, traveled to Montreal in the spring, struggled at work, struggled with life, questioned everything, packed my things, left the city, threw myself into my career, made a new home, ran to the river to see the sunset, learned to be alone, felt happy.
2018.
Traveled to Montreal in the winter, stayed in a ballet-studio-turned-loft, had poutine for the first time, stayed out late doing karaoke, met my new nephew, picked up shells on the beach, traveled to Montreal in the summer, traveled to Los Angeles in the summer (twice), styled some homes, thought of big ideas, went to Harry Potter World, traveled to Montreal in the fall, got two bunnies, realized I’m allergic to bunnies, fell out of love.
2017.
Left a job where I wasn’t growing anymore, found a job where I earned a lot but hated everything, doubted my career, doubted my talent, lost myself, my dream job found me.
2016.
Missed my sisters, walked to an island at low tide, moved to a new apartment, dug up the front garden bed and planted hostas, painted every room, installed a new bathroom faucet, chased a squirrel away from my bird feeder.
2015.
Put chandeliers in dining rooms where no chandelier was before, got lost on the T, scraped layers of paint off my door knobs to reveal the brass underneath, survived a snowpocalypse, missed sunshine, learned to ask for what I deserve and know that it won’t just be given to me, woke up to the sound of a mouse scurrying across my windowsill, fell in love with Boston (minus the mice).
2014.
Interned in San Francisco, almost met sfgirlbybay, met Maybelle Imasa-Stukuls, woke up at 2 am for a photoshoot in wine country at sunrise, touched the Pacific for the first time, explored Muir Woods, got lost on the Bart, graduated from college, got hired at a company I loved for a job that didn’t interest me, moved to a city I had never been, found roommates on craigslist that wouldn’t murder me.