Professional Experience
I'm great at writing clearly about complicated topics, making boring things interesting and finding new angles for tired stories. I'm from Canada, but have lived for 6 years in Germany. Main topics are art, culture, design, architecture and music, but I've also filed travel stories and hard news. I don't work for free.
Technical skills
video editing, photo editing, audio editing, radio, podcasts
Foreign Language Skills
German B1 - speaking, reading and writing French reading B2, writing B1, speaking A2
Unions
n/a
Computer skills
Word, Excel, HTML, PHP, Wordpress, Typepad, Photoshop, Angry Birds, Instagram,
Work permits & visas
Canadian citizen - no restrictions to Cuba right to work in Germany as a journalist
References
available upon request
Awards
n/a
Associations
DJPV - German Press Association
General
A Guide To The Royal Wedding Music
(Los Angeles Times 5/25/2011)
In which I predict what music William and Kate would choose for their wedding. Turns out, I got about half of them right.
Cultural Exchange: The world cottons to Little Mosque on the Prairie
(Los Angeles Times 4/10/2011)
Cultural Exchange: classical music in the diplomatic world
(LA Times 9/18/2011)
a look at how U.S. diplomats use classical music as part of cultural diplomacy programs and also how the genre relates to status in developing countries.
The figure of the mad artistic genius is compelling, but unhelpful
(The Economist 1/22/2018)
Subprime ghosting sample
(client self-published 1/22/2018)
Why eight ordinary Canadians have volunteered for a (one-way) voyage to Mars
(The Globe and Mail 1/22/2018)
I was in Cologne on New Year's. There's a reason to be afraid and it's because of other people's fear
(The National Post 1/22/2018)
Study Guide: Tale of Genji
(study guide for first year world lit 1/22/2018)