Sarah Okonkwo
Cellist, slow cook, always mid-renovation and quietly dreaming of a campervan
📍 Stoke Newington, London, GB
🤝 Where you might know me from
Organisations
Hackney Community Choir · London · Alto
Communities
London Fields Runners · London Fields · Since 2019
💭 To understand me a little better
Good to know about me
I'm a slow texter but I always reply.
My boundaries
Please don't drop by unannounced — I love seeing you, I just need a heads-up.
How I find communication easier
Plain and direct, kindly meant.
If you ever come to my house
Shoes off, the dog is friendly, the good biscuits are behind the cereal.
What gives me energy
A morning with no plans, a full pot of coffee, and live music.
What drains me
Open-plan noise and small talk about the weather.
💛 Things I love, can't get enough of, or have been dreaming about
A really good film camera — Slowly getting into 35mm.
🔗 view linkSingle-origin coffee beans — Light roast, fruity.
Linen anything — Shirts, sheets, napkins.
🙅 Things that aren't really for me
Scented candles
Headaches, sadly.
Surprise parties
⭐ A few of my favourite things
Books
The Overstory — Changed how I look at trees.
Movies, plays & TV
In the Mood for Love — The colours, the longing.
Paddington 2 — Genuinely perfect.
The Bear — Stressful and beautiful.
Quotes
what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? — Mary Oliver
Music
Fleetwood Mac — Start with Dreams.
Places
Lisbon at dawn — Before the city wakes up.
🧰 Tips & life hacks I can share
A £15 knife sharpener
Changed my cooking overnight.
Walk the first phone call of the day
I think better moving.
🧩 Problems I'm trying to solve — ideas welcome
Finding a reliable illustrator in London
For a small children's book.
A name for our street supper club
Six houses, one long table.
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