CURRENT MISSION

Traveling in search of the best breakfast. Oh and making my way out to DC.

ABOUT ME

Background in journalism, language pedagogy, and politics. Loves nature, but not too much. Spent much of the last 20 years living by the beach. Spontaneous. More silly than wacky, actually. Lactose intolerant. ENTP.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is what you make of it.

Insta: bouncingbetty

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I tried it once in Turkey and the camaraderie was amazing. I try to experience the world through different perspectives. To laugh at jokes that need no translation, to take comfort in a collective consciousness of welfare and charity, to feel the divine in a moment of banality -- these are all possible with genuine human connection.

Interests

• photography
• breakfast
• crafts
• politics
• traveling
• teaching
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

indie rock, horror movies, magical realism

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Enjoying the sunset at Angkor Wat. The Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia as a delegate for Bernie Sanders. Beating Chinese bureaucracy and escape Shanghai despite losing all forms of government-issued identification.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Friends are always asking me to visit and cook for them. I would happily acquiesce to such requests from hosts or surfers.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, England, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Macao, Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Guam, Philippines, United States