Shalom originally hails from the volcanic islands of Indonesia. Before finding their way to glacial Montana in pursuit of a Master’s degree in Environmental Philosophy, Shalom found home in Michigan, Kentucky, England, and Massachusetts. Growing up in and between and across so many places has made Shalom an avid observer of landscapes and the multiplicity of lives—both human and other-than-human—that emerge, disperse, and change within and with them. Though equally comfortable in and curious about urban and rural environments, Shalom has increasingly been drawn to exploring the uniqueness and complexity of the American wilderness(es)—something they first got a taste of on a 12-day canoeing expedition in the Adirondacks during their freshman year of college.

Nowadays, Shalom spends a lot of time musing over the question of what it means to live and die well in this era of anthropogenic climate change. When not staying up too late at night thinking, Shalom enjoys taking long walks, fixing bikes, reading anthropology, and roughhousing with friends.