maria heyen. 

on me:  

 

I hail from astoria, or where my childhood was spent on the cold beaches, visiting farmers markets, and riding bikes around the cul-de-sac.

 

I moved to the midwest for school and lived in nebraska for 4+ years where I studied international business and studied in barcelona for 3 months where I worked at a proptech startup. 

 

TDLR: moved to missouri, backpacked europe, and now live in chicago. 

things I'm doing: 

• learning/improving my spanish

• tutoring with tutoring chicago 

• cooking my way though trader joes

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clifton strengths:

• competition, arranger, individualization, significance, input​
   

personal portfolio: 

• maazah - middle eastern inspired sauces & dips 

• mela - natural watermelon water