Hello! I'm Alexa. Some of my favorite things are philosophy, dogs, beer, art, the mountains and riding my bike. I spend lots of time reading and thinking about normativity, social justice, capitalism, gender and race, privilege, social construction, responsibility and how to live well.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My partner and I traveled to Finland, Sweden, and France in September and had great couchsurfing experiences in the cities we visited. Now I'm hoping to have more and share the love. (Although I can't host right now hopefully in the near future.)

Interests

I love philosophy, dogs, social theory, art history, identity, do-it-yourself lifestyles, painting/drawing/printmaking, marxism, music, bicycles, hiking, nature, gardening, social responsibility, cooking, existentialism, serious movies, beer, big questions, mexican food, theater, art as resistance,

• dogs
• arts
• theater
• diy
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• mexican food
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• painting
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• art history
• history
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Books:
Ethics of Ambiguity by Simone de Beauvoir
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
The Watchmen by Alan Moore
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
All of Edgar Allen Poe's short stories
Feminist Theory by Belle Hooks
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Don Quixote by Cervantes

Favorite Movies:
Bellflower
Mulholland Drive
Triplets of Belleville
Morvern Caller
Battle Royale

Favorite Music:
Queens of the Stone Age
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
White Stripes
The Bad Plus
Cody ChestnuTT
Powerdove
Leonard Cohen
Micachu and the Shapes
Sonic Youth
Fugazi

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rescued and rehabilitated a wonderful dog named Jackson. He was a mess who didn't like other dogs, couldn't be by himself without destroying everything, was afraid of bottles/cans, and looked terrible. Now, after 2 years he can be by himself, loves him doggie-brother Morty, looks great and is the most trustworthy dog I've ever known.

Teach, Learn, Share

Lets talk about the condition of the world and what we all can do about it. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Finland, France, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States