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.

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Single-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

Favourite films

In the Mood for Love — The colours, the longing.

Paddington 2 — Genuinely perfect.

Favourite books

The Overstory — Changed how I look at trees.

Favourite TV shows

The Bear — Stressful and beautiful.

Favourite quotes

what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? — Mary Oliver

Favourite places

Lisbon at dawn — Before the city wakes up.

Favourite music & bands

Fleetwood Mac — Start with Dreams.

🧰 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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