ABOUT ME

I am a California native who has called New York my home for the last five years.

I spent some time studying in Mexico and Costa i Rica, and traveled to Europe and Asia on my last few vacations. I am very much interested in hosting and meeting folks from abroad.

NYC is a very popular destination. I get many requests and am not always able to respond in detail. Before requesting, please read this important info about my hosting/surfing:

I will ONLY host WOMEN as I have a one bedroom
I will ONLY host one guest at a time.
I AM NOT interested in using this as a hookup app.
I AM NOT going to have SEX in exchange for a couch.

Thanks for your consideration! Happy travels!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The world is a vast and beautiful place that I enjoy learning about and visiting. Teaching is a rewarding career, that affords me time off to explore. However, it does not afford me the ability to visit all the parts of the world in luxury-which is perfectly fine as I prefer to travel less as a tourist.

Interests

I am earning my doctoral degree, but when I am not reading and writing, I enjoy dancing, biking, dancing some more, thrift store shopping, chocolate, traveling, walking, listening to odd radio stations, the smell of jasmine, the rare old fashioned doughnut, and checking out museums.

• wildlife
• writing
• dancing
• cooking
• chocolate
• walking
• shopping
• thrifting
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• surfing
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Books/Authors: bell hooks, all of Steinbeck, Bonilla-Silva, Nakano Glenn, Austen, Gramsci, Walker, I read and enjoy a lot of non-fiction for school, than clear the pallet with lit.

Film: Rushmore and most Wes Anderson, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Children of Men and almost anything with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Crooklyn

Television: Arrested Development, Are You Being Served, Archer, Freaks and Geeks, Community, The Wire, YouTube

Music: Arrested Development, Sia, Helado Negro, Discovery, Bjork, SBTRKT, Dolly Parton, Santigold, CCR, Little Dragon, Prince, TV on the Radio, Alabama Shakes, Miike Snow, Captian Beefheart of late, Yelle, 90s Hip Hop ...

Food: ɓǎɲ mî, green papaya salad, carnitas, seaweed salad, carne asada, yogurt, phở, young coconut, old fashioned doughnuts

Artists: Kandinsky, Calder, Kara Walker, Lygia Clark, Jesus Raphael Soto, Erbu Uygun, Cindy Sherman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have been thrown from a horse, stung by jellyfish, and stabbed by a stingray. Wildlife is serious folks!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: How to Dougie, Make Tortillas, Mexican Cooking, Sociology, Critical Thinking, Sociology of Race, Sociology of Gendr, Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Gender Theory, Robert's Rules of Order, How to use twitter, Improvisational Comedy, Public Speaking, Salsa, Marengue, Whip and Nay-nay

Share: Music, Movies, Dancing, lifehacks

Learn: Everything

What I Can Share with Hosts

Recommendations for visiting New York City :)

Dancing, Laughter, and tarot reading.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Costa Rica, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Mexico, United States