CURRENT MISSION

I want to pack as much adventure as I can whether it be in my classroom, via foot, bike, car, boat, or plane.

ABOUT ME

I am always down down to make good connections, either sharing a meal, during good ol' conversation, or in quick passing moments.

I love teaching more than I thought possible. My students keep me deeply engaged with the world, honest, on my toes, laughing, and growing.

I am interested in any type of adventure that involves a bike, large amounts of rock, boats, and planes, but equally interested in the adventure that comes from being at home in my beloved California.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in the general goodness of people. I love that couch surfing embraces this wholeheartedly.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am open to hosting people on my couch. I live in what can best be described as a huge private living room within a larger apartment. You can have the couch or floor if you prefer the floor to the couch.

I have a ton of outdoor gear if you want to borrow anything to enjoy all CA has to offer.

I am happy to give people the lay of the land and write a list of "great" locations if there is interest.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't surfed yet but I am really excited to start surfing! Thanks to those of you who take a chance as my surfing network starts to sprout.

Interests

I am interested in a safe welcoming space. I can bring my own sleeping accoutrements. :)

• education
• dining
• boating
• shopping
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• surfing
• teaching
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The English Patient, Lars and the Real Girl, The Sandlot, Into the Wild, Avanti!, The Horseman on the Roof, Men of God

Music:Bon Iver,The Black Keys, The XX, Daft Punk, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Florence and the Machine, R.L. Burnside, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Daughter, Bombay Bicycle club,

Books: Shantaram, Pieces for the Left Hand: 100 Anecdotes, Sum, The Bloody Chambers, Oryx and Crake, American Gods

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just one. Dang.

I think some of the great conversations and relationships that grew out of them, particularly with a group of Nepali gentlemen at a chai shop in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am always down to discuss education, history, English, language acquisition, social justice, restorative justice, globalization, the local food movement, institutionalized racism, Oakland, Canada, California... the list goes on