Hello and welcome! My name is Jessica (she/her/hers). I am a 23 year old college graduate living and working in the Greater NYC Area. I have a BA in Political Science, a Certificate in Public Policy (focus in International Development), and minors in International Relations and Human Rights, with an overarching regional focus on Latin America. I am also very involved in the arts and continue to explore the intersections between the arts, politics, and social justice.

Some other important things to know about me:

• American, Brazilian, Taiwanese-Chinese
• Love to read; ex-book blogger 
• Dancer, mostly ballet and modern but also dabble in jazz; trying to learn hip hop and Latin styles
• Creative writer; love writing song lyrics, will one day return to novel writing
• Feminist, activist, novice organizer
• Potterhead, duh; Ravenclaw who tries to be more like a Hufflepuff
• Watches too many TV shows
• Love both coffee and tea
• Wanderlust traveler and aspiring polyglot
• Currently: native English speaker, upper intermediate/advanced Spanish, advanced conversational Mandarin, limited Portuguese