Arlington, Virginia
I love ethology and am studying animal behavior and psycholinguistics.
I also enjoy pursuing independent hobbies such as origami and jewelry making.
Please check out my website to learn more about how I engage my community through ethology, art and mostly, origami.
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Origami
I started folding paper when I was 9. I learn by listening, and origami was a way to keep my hands busy in class and helped focus my attention. What started as an accommodation became a life-long passion. I love the combination of order, pattern, complexity and creativity that comes from folding. I always carry paper, and can always engage other people through my craft.
Origami has opened up worlds for me and continues to be a great way for me to connect with people. I’ve been to origami conventions in NYC and at MIT. I’ve had my work included in student exhibitions, and my kusudama balls were presented as gifts to therapy patients in North Carolina for inspiration.
At an Origami USA convention in New York City, the noted origami master Marcio Noguchi admired my Pegasus design, and asked if he could diagram it for publication. I was honored by his request, and the care he took to document my design.
Volunteer work
Student Ambassador
I worked with the March for our Lives Lodging Moms to assemble and distribute snack bags to out of town marchers. This was my third march, and probably the most important one given that gun violence is one of the most important issues facing my generation. I wanted to support other students by participating in the effort. After the rally, we distributed more than 300 bags at RFK Stadium to marchers as they headed out of town.
Senior Teen Volunteer
I was a camp aide for four weeks at the Safari Zoo Camp. I assisted camp counselors by herding small humans, aged 4-9, through various zoo activities and classes. Responsibilities included classroom set up and clean up. I loved explaining taxonomy and, of course, making small origami animals to keep the kids engaged.
Virgina Tech Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center
On-call volunteer to assist veterinarians with high-risk mare births. My participation was through the Arlington Veterinary Science program. I attended the training class at the Center and was one of the weekend volunteers for 4-hour shifts as-needed.
Student Artist
CulturalDC is a not-for-profit organization in DC that supports emerging artists by providing arts space and programs. For their 2015 Gala, I was asked to create origami centerpieces. Borrowing from the motif of flowers, I created 50 original pieces that were displayed on the tables during the event.
Ethology
(Animal & human behavior)
My ambition is to become a researcher, studying animal behavior, particularly in corvids.
I also want to study the development of language in animals through the study of psycho-linguistics.
I studied Latin for 4 years, and am now taking beginning Japanese.
After years of working with paper, I am starting to explore form-making with stones and wire to create pendants. I started experimenting with cages and geometric symbols.
Here’s some work from one of my favorite classes. I am interested in the distortion of form and perceptions that occur when familiar objects (and animals) morph into layered meanings. More recently, I also do digital drawing and painting.
