I am a 27 year old female from Milwaukee, WI. I work in recruitment and just recently started working from home. I will be traveling the United States over the next year and am looking to connect with people while I'm gone! I am a musician and a community organizer/activist. I love to cook and especially to share meals with others. I drink occasionally and do not smoke, but am not judgemental of anyone's personal choices/lifestyle. I am really looking to meet people and learn about the different happenings in cities across the US!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I travelled Europe in College and was so lucky to have gotten to stay with/meet so many amazing people in my travels. I just got approved to work from home which basically means I can work anywhere that has wifi! That being said, I am about to start traveling the United States and am looking for cool people to chill with and to learn from. I am a community organizer/activist and a musician in Milwaukee and am interested in learning about organizing/ movement politics in other cities across the US. I want to experience life in other cities like I experience life in Milwaukee, and would love to alternatively host people once I move back to Milwaukee next year.

Interests

Music, Singing, Revolutionary Politics, Movement Building/Community Organizing, Food, Coffee, Movies, "Bad" Television, Traveling, Nature, Hiking, Animals (esp. cats, but I love dogs and all other animals too!), Swimming, Kayaking, Boating, Water Activities, Skiing/Snow Activities, Popular Education, Intersectional Feminism, Community-building, Yoga, Public Art, Live Music, Cooperative Economics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dolphins, Elephants, Astrology, the Moon, Tarot, Religion, Philosophy

• animals
• cats
• dogs
• arts
• writing
• singing
• education
• womens rights
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• vegetarian
• vegan
• yoga
• drinking
• boating
• clothing
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• live music
• hiking
• kayaking
• skiing
• swimming
• communications
• economics
• teaching
• religion
• software
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music - Bessie Smith, Woody Guthrie, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Iron and Wine, Sylvan Esso, Ruth B8r Ginsburg, Destiny's Child, Anais Mitchell, Jackson Browne

Favorite Books - A Handmaid's Tale, Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale, A People's History of the United States, To Kill a Mockingbird, Still Life with Woodpecker

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I founded an organization called the Step by Step Collective, along with a few other women in my community. We are an organization committed to social, racial, and economic justice with a particular focus on the intersectionality between race, class, and gender. Through our current initiative we are working to obtain a vacant public building to turn it into a drop-in center for single trans/cis women, families, and LGBTQ+ people who are struggling with homelessness in Milwaukee. We are working with the cooperative movement in Milwaukee to make this space a long-term hub for cooperative development in the city.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - music, singing, writing skills, resume development, interview skills, social media management, basic technical assistance for most software problems, community organizing tactics (canvassing, popular education, outreach, street logistics, facilitation, etc)

Learn - music, organizing/ community building skills, art/public art, food/cooking, especially if you live by a certain dietary restriction (IE: vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, paleo, etc), and I really want to learn about other cities/communities within the US. The best way to do that, in my opinion, is to spend time with people who live in these places. Teach me! :)

Share - Food, a visit to Milwaukee once I get a stable place to live, clothing, music, service

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am willing to help with basic tasks, cook food, play music, volunteer in the community, attend events, and, when I'm back in Milwaukee, a house to stay at if you ever decide to visit the Brew City!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Denmark, England, Ireland, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Northern Ireland, Sweden, United States