I'm an introverted environmental engineer that writes poetry and loves to travel. I recycle and love to cook and bake goodies for friends. There's never enough time to read all the books on my to do list. My true state is hippie.
For the last two years, I've been living in the Philippines as a Peace Corps Volunteer helping to inform my community about improved solid waste management practices and habits. I am working with a local organic farm to improve their marketing and online social media as well as building a fish pond as a sustainable food source. I am also trying to learn Ilocano!
I love meeting new people and sharing stories and experiences. I believe that culture can be easily and sustainably shared through food and common stories of humanity. I plan to continue traveling and seeing new sites/meeting new people after I am done with my contract here. Please message me if you're in the area!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'd like to meet others that like to travel as much as I do!

Interests

I am passionate about the environment and caring for our home. I can quote movies at sometimes inappropriate times, and I've hiked in multiple countries (sometimes getting a bit lost but always making it back to my bed for the evening).

I am a published author (poetry), and I have experience with book editing and layout. I've been baking banana bread, off and on, since I was in junior high.

• poetry
• music festivals
• environment
• movies
• traveling
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

The Kills, Cesaria Evora, Buena Vista Social Club, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Krishna Das, The Mayapuris, Guara Vani

Margaret Atwood, Terry Pratchett, Alice Hoffman, Ai, Don McKay

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hiked up Huayna Picchu.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd like to some day become fluent in French and Spanish.

I can show you some yoga or cook/bake. Did you know gai is Chicken in Thai, and ga is Chicken in Vietnamese?

I can go on and on about how our disposable lifestyles are killing us. Pollution sucks!

I can teach you how to make a star from 2 plastic drinking straws! haha...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel stories!
Food
A love of animals and recycling

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines, United States