Melissa Brizuela is a

food enthusiast and a feeler of feelings. She can often be found writing longlove letters to friends, listening to music, or making meals for anyone whosits down at her dining room table. She lives in Toronto but she aspires tocall no singular place home.

Melissa and Michael discuss serendipity, the connection between artist and

audience, grief, Estonia, radical vulnerability, and creating community acrossthe globe.

Melissa’s Five Songs.

• Jolene by Ewert and the Two Dragons.
• Minute by NEFE.
• Elegy by Leif Vollebekk.
• Banks are Broken by Rachel Sermanni.
• Little Love by
  Ewert and the Two Dragons.

Show Notes.

Melissa’s Instagram.

Couchsurfing.

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