hello! i am allyson, from denver, colorado.

i love the mountains- hiking, camping, snowboard/shoeing, etc etc etccc it's all so good.

i love to paint! it is my joy.

i love to ride motorcycles— july-september of this year i'm riding vancouver to tijuana to denver on my bonneville.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

on this monster roadtrip, i am always thankful for friends & allies.

i'll be seeing so many places i've never been. if it's your home, show me around! i'll buy you a beer :)

i'll be traveling solo & am always thankful for a shower/couch to sleep on for a night or two :)

i prefer to park my bike with someone if i'm gonna go into the national parks for several days at a time. maybe your garage? :)

i'm super nomadic in this season of life, but as soon as i settle, wherever i do, i've got an air mattress for ya :)

Interests

• motorcycles
• painting
• music
• hiking
• camping
• art
• food

Music, Movies, and Books

music. can i dance to it? yes. all of it. yesss.

not a big movie person

i'm always moving slowly through many books at once. right now: Braiding Sweetgrass, Women Who Run with Wolves, Annihilation, & Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

be a big sister
paint a fresco mural in oaxaca
watch former students surpass their dreams for themselves, and do it sooo beautifully

Teach, Learn, Share

i'm a teacher by trade— been doing it in some capacity for the last 10 years

we can paint together! that's my favorite activity

i'm learning spanish. do you speak it? we can practice :)

do you ride? please let's share the twistiest road around

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, Turkey