Life

I Swim

I swim for mental and physical health. I mostly lap swim in pools, but I also distance swim in the SF bay.

I Skate

I roller skate. I do mostly street skating and have trained in roller derby. I jump sets of stairs and do some rudimentary park skating. Here are some links to some good skater moments, including some of my best jumps:

• 4 stair graceful wipeout
• Jumping stairs for UAW on strike
• Eating some concrete at the 6 stair
• Surviving the 6 stair without hurting myself
• More 6 stair attempt nonsense
• Skating/snacking in my kitchen
• finally landing (debatable) the 6 stair
• Learning to skate the park bowl

I write poems

• A poem about being in love with my partner and about the political insecurities undergirding Putin's hatred for queer people
• A poem about war, this one is in Dutch.

I caregive

I have babysat for many families since I was 14. I was an au pair for a wonderful Dutch-Belgian family in the Belgian City of Antwerpen. I am a disabled peoples' caregiver to support myself. I have four disabled clients I help out currently.

I am a dog mom

I adopted my lil mut after fostering him and falling in love. He is my best friend.