I grew up in a big city in the U.S. and am currently living on a farm in rural Maine. I'm studying to be a midwife and like to dance and be outside. People have described me as curious and calm. I'm currently learning about goddesses, pelvises and goats.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

From 2015-2016, I backpacked throughout South America and had the opportunity to meet wonderful people through the couchsurfing community. A couple of years prior, I spent a fair amount of time hanging with the CS community in São Paulo.. such a lovely crew of people. I believe in the values of CS -- humans greeting one another and their corner of the world with compassion, curiosity.

Interests

Trapeze and anything circus related, midwifery, tango deep ecology, backpacking, hiking, eating papaya with queso fresco (try it!)

• performing arts
• dancing
• flying
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• plants

Music, Movies, and Books

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese, Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Artists, Writers: D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Anne Carson, Sharon Olds, Katherine Bradford, Joy Harjo, Robin Kimmerer, Joanna Macy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Backpacked in the Masai Mara in Kenya, joined a circus when I was 16.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach backpacking knots, some basic tango moves. Eager to exchange perspectives, humor.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Chile, Kenya, United States