Blending: A Litte More About Me

Once I busked on the streets of Christchurch. It was my last day in New Zealand and I made a list of all the things I wanted to do before I left. I sang Animal Tracks by Mountain Man and made about .25 cents. It was exhilarating.

“According to the Reporters Without Borders in 2019, Eritrea is the third most censored country in the world just behind North Korea and Turkmenistan. Of the 4.5 million people 1% percent have access to the internet while 6% of the population have access to phones. Towards the end of 2016 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) found approximately 459,400 Eritrean refugees in countries such as Ethiopia and Sudan. Many making the journey over the Sahara and Mediterranean to arrive in Europe. A trip that nearly 2,500 known people drown attempting every year “ I love writing and I’m fascinated with culture. This is an excerpt I wrote for a refugee center so folks could learn about some of the refugees arriving in our community.

Melty ooey gooey dancing. Focusing on the movements of my feet and hands, my knees and belly, my neck and hips. It was permission to experiment in my movements and to utilize parts of my body I didn’t think of naturally. An aerial silks residency in Mexico opened up my sultry side in the most natural way I’ve ever felt.

I love styling, set design, and producing and I also love these other things. They’re what make me the person I am. Singing, dancing, writing, set design is about the expression of something I NEED to share. I feel that more and more as I keep discovering parts of myself. I love to share and express and explore. It’s just that my confidence needed time to catch up.