Hello! Here I am, a tiny little spec of a person, on a rock floating in space, looking out at everything from the small opening that is my existence.

I grew up in New Jersey, and spent most of first twenty-years of my life in a tiny area, not realizing just how small that space was. I have now lived in New Jersey, New Mexico, and New York; and am currently in San Francisco! I've been working as a baker for the past few years. I love cooking and eating with others. I studied art for two years. Sometimes I still make art, but mostly I think about making art.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Whether hosting or surfing, I am constantly amazed by the generosity and openness of everyone I meet on this site.
And there is something about knowing I will only be spending a short amount time with someone that allows me to let go of some of the fear that makes me so shy.

Interests

Drawing, collage, hiking, giving myself stomach aches by eating too many sweets, rearranging furniture, riding my bike, imagining being someone else, cats, the patterns on the insides of envelopes, walking barefoot, swimming in the ocean (and other bodies of water), smiling at babies, eating out of the bins in the bulk food section of the market, going to the movies, approaching the edges of cliffs and mountains, dumpster diving, board games and puzzles

• cats
• dining
• walking
• movies
• drawing
• hiking
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Harold: "You sure have way with people."
Maude: "Well, they're my species."
-Harold and Maude

"I am a Tralfamadorian, seeing all time as you might see a stretch of the Rocky Mountains. All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend itself to warnings or explanations. It simply is. Take it moment by moment, and you will find that we are all, as I've said before, bugs in amber." -Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five

"When you think the night has seen your mind,
that inside you're twisted and unkind,
let me stand to show that you are blind."
- The Velvet Underground, I'll Be Your Mirror

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've kept living even when I didn't want to.

What I Can Share with Hosts

l'd love to bake for or with you, making people sweet things to eat is my main way of displaying affection.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden