Hi! I'm Dana and I dream of someday living in a tree house. I'm into books, gin, and designing runway fashion out of trash. I try to eat vegan, but will totally not judge you if you love bacon. I worked on the Bernie Sanders campaign and will happily spend hours criticizing the Cheeto-in-Chief, ass-slug of a president that the United States somehow got stuck with. My best friends have hosted many couch surfers over the years, and I'm all about making friends and having adventures-- not just sleeping on your couch.

I lived in Germany for a year and half in high school and college and have traveled through most of Western Europe, particularly Spain.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I will be walking the Camino de Santiago in May and June, and then heading up to Kiel, Germany to see the regatta and city that my family emigrated from in 1856.

Interests

In my free time I design runway fashion out of recycled material for a group in California called Haute Trash. (www.hautetrash.org) I have also been known to make Jane Austen dresses and take up English country dancing.

• writing
• books
• wine
• yoga
• meditation
• politics
• hiking
• economics
• languages
• dance
• film
• sewing
• veganism
• gin
• long distance hiking
• swing dance

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Malcom Gladwell, Pema Chodron, Khalil Gibran, Rumi, Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Economist
Music: The Beatles, Ed Sheeran, Electroswing, French Rap, Coldplay, Indie labels, classical violin
Movies: Anything by Wes Anderson or with Morgan Freeman.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Built a cactus garden while living at a nudist resort in Spain with the assistance of a one-eyed Dutch woman and a drug dealer named Paco.

Teach, Learn, Share

Things I can teach you:
-How to play Blackbird by the Beatles on the guitar
-How to play Claire de Lune on the piano
-How to make excellent Thai curry
-How to Swing dance (American 1920s style jitterbug and Charleston)
-How to make a bracelet out of gum wrappers or soda pop tabs
-Polish curse words

Things I want to learn:
-Other languages and music
-Strange and unusual highlights of a city (not the tourist traps)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belize, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Spain, United States