Hello! My name is Corrie. My pronouns are she/her. (My Couchsurfing references use a slightly different name that I used to go by - I haven't been active on here in a while... finally getting around to updating this profile! )

Okay. So, "about me"... I've lived forever in the San Francisco Bay Area, currently in Oakland. I work full time at a non-profit in Berkeley. I LOVE CATS. I love coffee and all of the food. I love getting lost in thrift stores and nature. I'm always down for karaoke, improv theater, storytelling shows, burlesque, plays / musicals, quirky indie films. I also enjoy my solo time: curling up with a book, watercolor painting, writing, music. I do not smoke cigarettes - I have mild asthma and prefer non-smoking environments. I love to explore new places. I'm generally quiet. I'm queer as fuck. I like big hugs and I cannot lie.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've had wonderful experiences couch-surfing years ago in LA, and hosting in Oakland. I love traveling and especially being hella frugal about it :P ( SORRY - I CANNOT CURRENTLY HOST )

Interests

I am passionate about: exploring life - seeking adventure - learning always - petting cats - making films - eating hella food - yoga - community radio - music festivals - warm hugs - creative expression - playing guitar - karaoke/singing - zine/scrapbook art - mental health - freedom - anti-oppression - economic justice - social revolution - human rights - wonder + whimsy

• cats
• arts
• singing
• performing arts
• documentaries
• music festivals
• festivals
• human rights
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• yoga
• movies
• traveling
• scrapbooking
• music
• guitar
• karaoke
• communications
• visual arts

Music, Movies, and Books

some favorite films: Harold and Maude. Away We Go. Mary and Max. Sweeney Todd. Rent. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. American Beauty.

some favorite television shows: Breaking Bad. The Wire. Parks & Rec. Shameless. Peep Show. Six Feet Under. Bojack Horseman. The End of the F***ing World.

some favorite books: Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder. Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. All graphic novels by Jeffrey Brown.

some favorite music: Shpongle, Ott, Simon & Garfunkel, Beats Antique, The Shins, Sufjan Stevens, Kimya Dawson, Gogol Bordello, Arcade Fire, Architecture in Helsinki, of Montreal, The Dresden Dolls/Amanda Palmer, The Magnetic Fields, The White Stripes, Modest Mouse, Man Man, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Dandy Warhols, Page France, Tame Impala, Explosions in the Sky

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i learned how to operate a radio board before i learned how to drive. i used to work at a volunteer/student radio station, and the entire experience was amazing for me. i produced audio, organized on-air contests and hosted shows. these early years compelled me to study media production in college. i had regular fans who called in during my show, or just listened. a year after i left radio, i found myself stranded alone at a BART station at 2am, with no cash and a dead cell phone. i thought i'd wait at the station until the first bus of the day came at 5am.... so i curled up on a bench, and a man asked why i was there. i told him i was going to take the bus in the morning, and he asked, "are you on the radio?" he recognized my voice immediately; it turned out that he had listened to me every week as he spent months in a local prison. he said my show kept him sane and made him smile. we talked for a while, and then he paid for my taxi ride home.

Teach, Learn, Share

i am learning guitar/banjo, just basic chords for now because i don't practice enough, but i eventually want to write and perform my own stuff.

What I Can Share with Hosts

stories & good times

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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