I'm AL/A.L. (said like normal Al or like initials A.L.): they/them/she/her. 37 year old, fat, hard-of-hearing, multiply disabled, 2S bigender non-binary trans masculine-of-center butch woman, queer lesbian, poly, partnered, sober, mixed race, rural Appalachian roots, poor/working class (raised currently forever), organizer activist that has an abnormally large heart and a love of people, words, and stories.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've couchsurfed all over the US and once in Canada.

I won't be paying to be verified. The point of couchsurfing is about hospitality and I'm not going to pay some site so that I can share that. If you have questions, feel free to ask. I don't mind chatting and video visits before actual stays.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

survived

Teach, Learn, Share

I love skillsharing!

Particularly emergency preparation, off-gridding, homesteading, collective/intentional housing stuff. Urban or rural. I'm currently in an urban area, but I'm from a rural area and my folks still live there.

I'm a ''prepper'' of sorts, with an interest in being more self/community reliant.

Our house has a nice sized garden. My shack has a wood stove for heat & cooking and it is a dry cabin meaning there is no running water. Composting toilet (so far we have just been doing urine, but would like to build a separate compost area for humanure and still do separates). Would like to build a dehydrator, solar oven, rocket stove, and all taller raised bed. We need to hook our rain barrels back up. Our house needs lots of repairs. I'm very interested in stuff like that... and more... but I am disabled and need help with things that require a lot of work. I have a billion projects... and would love to tell you about them or work on them with you ;)

We are also a very musical house.
We know a few languages between us.
I live with a mathmagician who teaches me cool math things.
And lots more.

We are organizers and activists with lots to teach, learn, and share ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States