ABOUT ME

I am young, yearning and hopeful, excited to learn. I laugh easily, spend my time with my friends, and seem to only be able to wear clothes that are comfortable. I have a tendency toward nostalgia, sweet iced-tea and talks over walks.
My friends and I enjoy good dancing and good moshpits. I like work with my hands, and mud. Travel is important to me because it poses challenges to how I think and behave, but the life experiences that result are priceless. I am really interested in understanding more about how language shapes our conceptions of reality, and the relationships people and communities form with the places in which they live.

PHILOSOPHY

"What you value, you risk."-Jeanette Winterson
"Without wilderness there can be neither reverence nor revelation."
Hey, we're all wanderin' and seeking some peace. It seems that essentially, we all break the same, so let's go together.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am a surfer and will be a host as I am able (a college-house in a small town has some limitations). Being educated about the network and spreading the word.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couch-surfed with a couple hosts, but have yet to host a surfer.

Interests

Family history/stories, folk music, French literature (literature in foreign languages), harmony/physics of music, backpacking, philosophy, nomads and communication. Face-painting, language development, (BEARDS :), teaching pedagogies.....

• arts
• literature
• singing
• dancing
• clothing
• traveling
• painting
• music
• folk music
• backpacking
• history
• languages
• physics

Music, Movies, and Books

A sampling of music: As Cities Burn, Iron & Wine, Radical Face, The Avett Brothers, Simon and Garfunkel, Joanna Newsom, Animal Collective, Bon Iver.
A couple of Books: The Little Prince, Jazz, On the Road, Les Miserables, Stones for Ibarra, Poetry/stories of Raymond Carver.
Movies: (Way too many, here are just some I'm fond of) The Secret Garden, Little Women, Braveheart, Himalaya, LOTR, Sense and Sensibility.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My parents did a wonderful and courageous thing moving my family to Nepal when I was nine. My travels between there and here have been some of the most valuable experiences I have had.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share:
intermediate french,
experiences from travels,
passion for advocacy and understanding social dynamics/justice,
a desire to do spontaneous, community art,
my voice (singing).
I also like to do dishes when I'm stressed out :).

I am excited to learn about everything, but particularly:
the things individuals come to value from their experiences; arts and trades.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Honduras, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda

Countries I’ve Lived In

Nepal, United States