About

I’m a content writer specialising in news, feature, fashion, sustainability, health, beauty, creative writing and beyond. I graduated with my BA (Hons) in Fashion Journalism from the University of the Arts London. I love to spend time with family and friends, discover pebble beaches, enjoy local culinary dishes, and admire the beautiful historical sites of the lovely UK. My aspiration is to impact the community for good.

They say you can take a girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of her. I’m originally from the US, and now living in the beautiful outskirts of London. I graduated from the London College of Fashion in 2019 where I studied fashion journalism. I’ve always been intrigued by the concept of colour and the magic of expression through art and design.

I grew up on our family dairy farm in central Wisconsin (population 1,100) where I freely explored the chaos and beauty that nature brings. I was home-schooled by my amazing mom and hard-working dad on our family farm. I discovered the roots of my Irish heritage at the age of twelve and taught myself Irish dance and fiddle through watching YouTube videos. I practiced in the barn or on the hardwood floor of our farm house, meticulously focusing on tape cassettes by Jean Butler (original Riverdance female lead) and her lightning movements. I’d mirror Natalie MacMaster’s (Cape Breton’s star fiddler) expertise as she danced and soared through fiddling.

For the first time, ever my family and I took the plunge and dove head first into learning about our Irish roots outside of the US. In 2017 we explored the enchanting Emerald Isle known as Ireland, where I found my relatives in Donegal. I fiddled in the streets with the locals, danced in community halls and pubs, and learned fiddling from masters like Zoë Conway (Riverdances’ lead fiddler).

I took this magic home with me and began dancing with my sisters in open streets at community festivals. We organised fundraisers that helped us perform in venues like Paris Disneyland (watch our performance at the Celtic Irish Dance Festival in France here). Dad milked the cows and we’d help on the farm or practice while mom stayed up late nights sewing our stage costumes. We choreographed our performances based on our inspirations such as Michael Flatley (Lord of the Dance) or pop legend Michael Jackson. This opened the door for us to continue our artform, eventually performing in venues like David’s Citadel in Jerusalem, Israel (view our performance here).

Learning about my Irish heritage led me to keep pushing boundaries. I was thankful for what I’d learned but knew there was more beyond farm pastures. After saying a bittersweet goodbye, I departed from farm life when our father retired as I knew I wanted to share what I crafted while being raised on the farm.

As an old chapter in life closed, a new one began. I earned a scholarship to study communications and government at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 2014 I took the bold step of wanting to see more of the world so I signed up for a study abroad program and earned enough scholarships and raised enough funds to travel to twelve different countries during my Semester At Sea. My life was changed as my eyes were opened to new cultures around the world. I was able to visit as many orphanages as I could possible during my trip and through programs like Pencils of Promise, I was able to help build schools, interact with local children, sing, dance, and celebrate with them together. My hope is to continue to share the beautiful cultures of our world for you to see.

In 2015 I took the giant leap of relocating from America to the UK with my family. I began studying at the London College of Fashion in the city that surpasses time: London. This city allowed me to explore the convergence of past and future together in the epicenter of fashion. The second I stepped into the bright bustling city of London, I knew I had to make it my goal to continue to draw from the wells of my past. I hope to share my knowledge of growing up in the raw and rich environment of the rural country, especially when peace is needed in our fast-pace daily lives.

During my freshman year I dove head-first into what it truly means to be sustainable. For three years I devoured books on slow and fast fashion, un-earthing gems from my past that sparkled about craftsmanship. I realised growing up that slow fashion was all around me while on the farm, and I needed to take what I learned a step further. My hope is to keep spreading this awareness of preserving our planet through sustainability with creative modes such as upcycling, so we can continue to reduce environmental waste.

I hope that my story may inspire you and that through this blog, these written words and images would come to life in your mind and speak to your heart. I hope to bring that simple attitude of peace that was instilled in me while growing up on the farm, and share it with you.

My story is unique, and so is yours. We can’t change our past, but we can share what we’ve learned and change our future. Nothing can be done alone, so I hope that we may continue to share our stories and achieve our goals by creating something beautiful.

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