Dawn Khepri

I’m excited to be a part of the #hyperlib Learning Community Sites.

My name is Dawn Khepri. I am a Coptic Egyptian-American person living in Tacoma, Washington. I moved here about a year and a half ago from Humboldt, California. My family all decided to move to Tacoma all at the same time. My brother did a lot of research before deciding this is where we would all live. He factored in cost, growth, climate change, distance to the outdoors, and distance to a big city like Seattle.

I live with my wonderful partner, Ryan. We love going to farmers markets all over Western Washington. We are even taking time off work to attend a Thursday market in Downtown Tacoma. Our favorite walk is the Tacoma Nature Conservatory, though it is a little mosquito-heavy this time of year.

We both work at Tacoma Community College as Academic Advisors, where we met. I have a caseload of about 400 students. I love them all, even the most frustrated students. It’s so rewarding to help community college students overcome their initial barriers to entering the academic world.

My favorite snack is the picked crab meat at our local Metropolitan Market. The food in Tacoma is great, and the food in Seattle is even better. I love exploring new restaurants, even if some aren’t the best.

There are also tons of exhibits and art galleries to explore in the Seattle/Tacoma area. We recently went to the exquisite creates exhibit. So many creatures I didn’t know could be so beautiful. We love going to local classes as well, like bonsai tree and sushi making.

I studied English Literature at Cal Poly Humboldt for my undergraduate degree and my associate’s degree at College of the Redwoods. I worked in Adult Education during my Associate’s degree at College of the Redwoods, where I formed a passion for serving incarcerated students. I hope to eventually land a job working as a librarian and archivist for a correctional facility.

If you made it this far, thanks for reading a little about me, and I look forward to reading a little about you all!