Violinist. Teacher. Performing Artist. Thinker. Iconoclast. Xenophile. Global Citizen. Trendsetter. Anglophone. Hispanophone. Quasi-Germanophone. Frugal Epicurean. Whole-Food Advocate. Herbivore. Dog Lover. Bird Lover. Plant and Tree Lover. All-of-Nature Lover. Chamber Musician. Rock Star. Barroom Foosball Champion. Adventurer. Survivor. LGBTQI Ally. Vagina Warrior. Ecofeminist. Passionate Pacifist. Introspective Extravert. ENFP. Humor Seeker. Growth Seeker. Depth and Breadth Seeker. Dreamer. Lover. Friend. *Label-Rejecting, Irony-Loving Individual. I passionately and eternally love the Earth and all the bounty and beauty that springs forth from Her, including human beings, even though I'm occasionally left to wonder whether I was born on another planet and somehow ended up being dropped here by mistake. I aspire to be fearless, and, by extension, to be as kind, open, and loving as possible to others and to myself. This is really hard sometimes, but I am grateful for the instances in which I succeed at it, and the moments in which others teach and inspire me to succeed in this way. I want to live in a world free from poverty, war, corruption, violence, colonialism, bigotry, oppression, and hate, and a world free from the monetary system -- a world in which every person is free to be themselves and has access to all the resources they need to achieve their full potential. I will work toward this until the day I die. My ultimate goals in life are to make the world a more beautiful place in whatever small ways I can, to evolve to a higher level of consciousness and wisdom, and to remember all the things I was born knowing; to be a force of peace and light and progress and love.