CURRENT MISSION

absorption

ABOUT ME

I am a native Austinite, and I live near the center of the city with my husband and son. I work as a research assistant and I am a graduate student at the University of Texas studying the health of low-income workers around the globe.
My interest and hobbies include cycling, welding, writing, hacking, and working with local immigrant rights and labor rights groups. I love hearing people's stories and expanding my perspective!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I retired from couch surfing for several years, but I am making a come back!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have stayed with numerous, fantastic couchsurfing hosts throughout Italy and I have hosted folks from Canada, Spain, the US, Mexico, and Cuba.

Interests

Being outdoors, cycling, hacking, data mining, activism, social justice, medicine, immigrant rights, labor rights

• writing
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• surfing
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Salman Rushdie, Pramoedya Anata Touer, Octavia Butler, Márquez, Alfonsina Storni.
Music? anything juicy! bulgarian folk, italian songs of resistance, chicano rap, south asian hip hop, gypsy ballads, norteno corridos, and so forth.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States