CURRENT MISSION

finding a job. yes, boring, i know...

ABOUT ME

Hi! My name is Allison. I graduated social work school in May and am currently looking for a job, and trying to fit in as much economical travel in before that! I studied Community Organizing in school and am interested in anti-racist social work, especially in child welfare. I read a lot and am pretty nerdy.

PHILOSOPHY

I am passionate about a lot of different issues and see the interconnectedness of things. I always try to look at the bigger picture, whatever the situation, but especially when it comes to social justice work.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Even though I have had just one CS experience so far, I have spread the word that this is a great idea. I want to get much more involved once I have a new apartment and couch!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I recently couch surfed in Panama City and had a great time. I was with a friend who had a profile so I figured I should make one for myself. I love to travel, and also show people around New York. I guess I have been a de facto couch surfing host- e.g. I met a woman from Colombia on a plane once and she stayed with me and got a tour of NY. I'm looking forward to meeting more people as an official member :)

Interests

exploring NYC, playing piano, traveling, hiking, board games, diners, musicals, bookstores, Bob Dylan, fighting the man, jumping out of closets and scaring people, Indian food, movies, the beach...

• human rights
• dining
• indian food
• movies
• board games
• traveling
• piano
• hiking
• surfing
• history
• social work
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Lies My Teacher Told Me, Malcolm X: The Final Speeches, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Peace is Every Step, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, A Long Way Gone, anything by Kurt Vonnegut, David Sedaris, bell hooks...

Movies: Office Space, The Best of Youth, So I Married an Axe Murderer, lots of documentaries...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of my best travel experiences was a trip to El Salvador last summer, for a human rights and history program, when we learned about the revolution, met survivors of the war, and visited important sites.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to have a host/guest who speaks Spanish so I can practice if they would like, but I also have taught ESL and appreciate that they might want to practice their English. I am genuinely interested in people and like to learn about their lives.