CURRENT MISSION

When I travel, I want to leave my work behind me and immerse myself in the experience of being elsewhere - whatever that may entail. I enjoy meeting people and learning from them.

ABOUT ME

I am a Social Psychologist and educator. I do research that address in structural injustice and am very interested in other cultures.

PHILOSOPHY

Making the world more equitable for all people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am a life-long learner and a teacher. I do participatory research and love to learn from other people. I live in Colorado and deeply appreciate nature and all of the ways available to connect with nature that are here.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have met and stayed with people in other parts of the world as well as in different cities in the US. I love to connect with people and learn about their lives. I love to share food with people and, if possible, take people to some of the place I love. Sometimes this involves strenuous hiking!

Interests

contact improvisation (dance), action theater, cycling, hiking, reading, singing, cooking. I am also interested in structural injustice and want to understand systems of oppression and how people resist.

• singing
• theater
• dancing
• cooking
• recipes
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• hiking
• teaching
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: A Scanner Darkly, Waking Life, An Examined Life, Bowling for Columbine
Music: Kristen Hersh, Kinan Azmeh, Arvo Part...
Books: Rat Girl (Kristen Hersh), Teaching to Transgress (bell hooks), Writings for a Liberation Psychology (Ignacio Martin-Baro), Living a Feminist Life (Sarah Ahmed)...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I recently traveled to Santiago, Chile and found that the place and the people were truly amazing. I fell in love with the place and the people and can't wait to go back there someday soon...

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn songs from people and to learn how to prepare people's favorite recipes.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to share food with people - if it works out, I would prepare a nice meal. If not, I can find another way to share food (bringing gifts from my garden...)

Countries I’ve Visited

Chile, France, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, India