Gender	Female
Industry	Architecture
Occupation	Interior Designer
Location	Louisville, Kentucky
Introduction	I am an interior designer and recent transplant to the Twin Cities in Minnesota. My design principles are environmentally sustainable, and I look forward to finding a firm or company that would allow me to utilize these principles. I would love to find a position in the commercial design world. I would be happy working with designers on projects which improve the lives of those who enter the spaces. I have a passion for hospitality spaces, restaurants, schools, and office spaces. I would be happy focusing on historical sites and/or the rehabilitation of existing homes.
Interests	Designing, running, yoga, bicycling, hiking, camping, canoeing, knitting, collage art, re-purposing DIY projects, photography, baking, cooking, wine, reading, gardening :)
Favorite movies	Smart comedy, Old comedy, Sketch comedy, Some chick flicks, as long as they are funny, so I suppose that's Romantic Comedy, Documentaries, Historic films, Foreign films, Tim Burton, Quentin Tarentino, I like visual films as well; Foreign films, particularly European films, mysteries.
Favorite music	Currently, I enjoy music I can run with, such as Techno, Latin, and Dance... Papadosio, Bassnectar, Bjork, Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, Rodrigo y Gabriela; I also really enjoy jazz or most anything with some brass, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, Norah Jones, Cake; I enjoy music with soul, happiness, and a peaceful, positive message such as Michael Franti and Spearhead, Ray Lamontagne, Amos Lee, Rumpke Mountain Boys, Bob Marley, Mr. Zion, The Avett Brothers, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Amos Lee, Tyrone Cotton, Feist; I even like some darker stuff from my party days like Baby Anne, System of a Down, The White Stripes, Portishead, Boss Hog,Garbage, NIN, Aphrodite, but they are much harder to listen to when my life feels this great!
Favorite books	East of Eden - John Steinbeck Devil in the White City - Erik Larson Thunderstruck- Erik Larson Grapes of Wrath- John Steinbeck The End of Overeating-Dr. Kessler Michale Pollan, historical, The Historian- Elizabeth Kostova The Time Traveler's Wife- Audrey Niffenegger Silent Spring- Rachel Carson

Why does the taste of pennies remind you of losing a tooth?

I remember being in Kindergarten at nap time, and I found a penny and for some kindergarten reason, swallowed it. For some other reason, I can still remember how it felt rolling down my throat... I felt like a gumball machine!