Hi, my name is Jasmine. I'm a graduate student who aims to balance my academic pursuits with my hedonistic flair. Diligent and studious by day, my life as Jasmine allows me to explore my more free-spirited side...

I hold three passports and lived in three other continents before moving to the United States. I'm never rooted in one place for too long, and I’m usually recovering from or about to embark on a vacation.

I'm also a a lover of philosophy and literature. I’m equal parts starry-eyed idealist and sharp-tongued cynic, and I never turn down the opportunity for a spirited debate.

When I'm not studying, I'm probably lounging in the California sunshine, losing a game of chess or burying myself under a stack of books. I strive to appreciate the simple things and find beauty in unusual places.

I love meeting new people, especially those who are interesting and a bit offbeat. I connect well with individuals who are good-natured and respectful.

I’ll save the rest of my story for when we meet. I look forward to hearing from you!

Jasmine  Jha

Fact Card

Height - 5’9

Ethnicity - British Indian

Education - Graduate school (would rather not specify publicly, but it’s in the social sciences)

Favorite food - Anything vegan, but I love Mediterranean and Indo-Chinese

Favorite word - Abattoir

Favorite animal - Snail

Likes - Literature, philosophy, film, poetry, theater, music, solo travel, spending time with animals, writing my first novella, Wikipedia rabbit holes, chess, tranquil afternoons, weird people, the simple things

Favorite novels - Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, Beloved by Toni Morrison, The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin, The Waves by Virginia Woolf, As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, Letters to a Stranger by Thomas James, Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson, Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy, The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, Jesus’ Son by Denis Johnson

Favorite plays - Equus by Peter Shaffer, Angels in America by Toni Kushner, A Streetcar named Desire by Tennessee Williams, Short Eyes by Miguel Piñero, Caligula by Albert Camus

Dream dates - A jazz club, a heated game of chess, target practice at a shooting range, a pleasant hike

Currently reading - The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals and AI by Jonathan Birch, Epitaph of a Small Winner by Machado de Assis, Sidgwick and Contemporary Ethics by Peter Singer (just the chapters on hedonism)

Currently Watching - King of the Hill