Hi friends!

I’m Vesta, and I use they/them pronouns. I live in Oakland, CA, and I spend my days baking and barista-ing at a local chocolate cafe.

I got my BA in Mathematics at Mills College with a minor in Ethnic Studies. After college I spent a year at an arts nonprofit in Oakland, working with kids ages 3-18 in a variety of movement arts. I was most involved with the martial arts programs, but they also have theater classes and a robust dance program. After that, I tripped and fell into teaching for a bit, and I found that it super is not what I want to be doing. I think teenagers are super cool and powerful and more people should be nice to them, but as it turns out, I’m not particularly invested in whether or not they know algebra and I would much rather connect with them over their own interests. Enter: librarian school, with an eventual goal of teen services.

When I’m not at the cafe or stressing about my homework, I generally spend my time knitting, watching Law & Order: SVU, and tending to my various creatures. The current menagerie is Candy the grumpy old deaf chihuahua mix, Puppy the leopard gecko, Steven the rosy boa, and the most recent addition of a 30 gallon fish tank. They don’t have names (yet?), but the tank has about 25-30 fish plus a whole lot of bladder snails. Fun fact: I also used to have pet leeches!

I’ve heard so many wonderful things about this course, and I’m excited to see for myself what it’s all about.