CURRENT MISSION

Dancing with myself.

ABOUT ME

I am a fan of Serendipity. She's my homegirl. I like to make people laugh. I often pretend that whatever music is playing wherever I am is my own personal movie soundtrack and then act accordingly. (My imagination is always in high gear and I have my own bungalow in fantasyland.)

I teach at an "alternative" school. (Which translates in public school speak to "the school where they send the bad kids".) I think my kids are great. I get them and they get me. It's fantastic.

When I take off my teacher hat, I spend my time carousing around town with my friends going to see lots of bands, volunteering at the local bicycle collective, poaching swimming pools, general shenanigans which usually start with cooking dinner and end with lots of empty wine bottles and a bunch of laugh-snorting and hugging. I take lots of photographs and forget to develop my film for months. (It's a little game of surprise I play with myself.) I enjoy meeting new and interesting folks and I daydream of lands across the seas constantly.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in trying to understand and accept people just as they are, where they are, with whatever they have with the hope that they are doing the best they can at the time. I believe we can only fear what we don't understand and a little green man once told me, "Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." I'm down with that.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I currently have one couch and some floor space to host with.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed across country on a road trip with my gals last summer and had a blast. I've been a resident host to musicians on tour. (before joining CS)

Interests

Music, books, poetry, art, photography, local food, lazy gardening, riding my bike, learning to fix my bike, conversations that go off on tangents, painting, crafty projects, community organizing, bodies of water, sunshine, staying up way too late, sleeping in, writing, prancing through the woods, early morning lighting, sunsets, cardinals, bluejays, butterflies, doodling, journaling, sporadic yoga, life!

• arts
• writing
• books
• poetry
• photography
• diy
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• yoga
• crafts
• gardening
• knitting
• painting
• music
• cycling
• swimming
• teaching
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Yes, please. Certified junkie.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The 12 Apostles through the mist along the Great Ocean Road in Australia.

Teach, Learn, Share

English to Speakers of Other Languages, my own brand of DIY sewing, paper making, *basic* bike repair, general computer stuff, (I know my way around photoshop now!), various crafts, basic loom knitting, writing, basic screenprinting.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Costa Rica, Mexico, New Zealand

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States