lookaclara

Hi there! I'm Clara (she/her), 28 from Toronto, Canada. I live here with my partner and my two cats, Poutine and Pekoe. 🐾 I was born in Romania and came to Canada when I was quite young. I also have lived on the west coast in BC (Vancouver) for university, and Okanogan Valley where my mom and step-dad currently live. I have a younger sister currently living abroad. My dad still lives in my hometown near Toronto, as do my many of my in-laws. 🏡

I love stories - all sorts of stories! 📜 Like reading, writing, tv and movies, video games, theatre and Broadway (stories told through music are great!). I am usually listening to something - music, audiobooks or podcasts. I also love going for nature walks on the trails in my city and along the lakeshore, paper crafts, watercolour, baking and cooking, coffee AND tea, earth sciences and natural history, autumn, and probably lots more I can't think of right now, haha! 🗻 I strongly resonate with running water or large bodies of water, and nature, especially mountains, flowers and forests. I also like faeries, dragons and mermaids. 🌿

📖 I took English literature, Classical Studies, and Information Sciences (libraries, archives) in university. I really enjoyed my studies and I love being in lecture listening to a professor speak, although I am happy to no longer have any homework. 😌

Proud member of the Penpal Coven. ✨

I know I have a lot written below but please don't let it throw you off. Honestly, I am not really picky (well, except for some foods I can't stomach haha) - that's why I have so many favourites things listed because I love a lot of different things lol! I am always very happy with what I receive especially if you made it with love and care ♥️ My favourite part of writing and swapping to penpals is creating something unique and special for someone else, as well as hearing from and getting to know other people. ☺️

{Fantasy, History, Sci-fi, Folk and Fairy tales}

• Water by Kara Dalkey • Practically anything written by Holly Black, Tamora Pierce, Garth Nix or Neil Gaiman • Warriors by Erin Hunter • The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern • The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater • The Broken Earth series by N. K. Jemison • The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson • Uprooted by Naomi Novik

• Marina (Marina and the Diamonds) • Bastille • Of Monsters and Men • Paramore • Florence and the Machine • Hozier • Lord Huron • The Lumineers • Marianas Trench • Fall out Boy • Panic! At the Disco • Death Cab for Cutie • Taylor Swift • Musicals: Wicked, Rent, Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Anastasia, other musical soundtracks

• The 100 Over the Garden Wall • The Witcher • Umbrella Academy • Friends • Grace and Frankie (not caught up) • Brooklyn 99 (not caught up) • The Good Place (not caught up) • Schitt's Creek • Modern Family • Various adventure or fantasy anime shows

• The Greatest Showman • Into The Woods • Rent • The Italian Job and other heist movies • You've Got Mail • Mean Girls • Sound of Music • The Producers

• Stardew Valley • Animal Crossing: New Leaf and New Horizons • Pokemon: Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby • "Tales of" series (Have played Abyss, Symphonia, Vesperia) • Legend of Zelda

• nature, mountains, water • garden, flowers, mushrooms • dark academia • space • solarpunk/hydropunk • cottagecore

• Potatoes • Soup • Tomatoes • Pasta • Chili (spicy!) • Brunch (sweet or savoury) • Honey • Coconut rice • Citrus, especially in desserts or in savoury dishes • Peanut sauce • Stir fry especially with sweet veggies or fruits (pineapple, mangos) • Butter chicken or other sweet/spicy curries • Mexican and Texmex • I'm an omnivore but always happy to try more vegan or veggie dishes as I'm trying to cut back on my meat intake

• Mushrooms (to eat) • Eggplant • Most things with vinegar like ketchup, pickles, salad dressings, mayo • Sushi and seafood • Gory/horror tv • Psychological thriller tv • Ultra modern/sleek aesthetic • Blue ink (for my own writing)