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Overview

  • 7 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese, Chinese, Spanish
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • Pre-kindergarten teacher, artist, poet
  • Bachelor's in Ethnic Studies, Studio Art, and Literature/...
  • From Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To grow in love. To radically change structures. To be revolutionary in my everyday.

ABOUT ME

I will not be hosting surfers for at least a few months as my boyfriend is moving in with me and we'll be resettling our lives together. <3

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Recent NOLA transplant from Los Angeles via San Diego. I'm a Teach For America early childhood education teacher, meaning I love and am constantly being frustrated by young children. I'm very easy-going, love to have fun and go out, cook, dance, read, and just TALK. I'm interested in people and love getting to know them. Just a fun girl always down to have a good time, be it serious or silly!

PHILOSOPHY

I believe that all people have and deserve to retain their humanity and dignity. I am firmly anti-capitalist, anti-sexist, anti-racist, and pro-queer, but am always down to have a respectful dialogue about any of the above. I am pro-abolition, feminist and womynist; I believe prisons equal slavery, education equates opportunity, and that Western aggression, imperialism, and capitalism, is leading us en route to destroy the earth and each other.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I surf and host as much as I can. As a policy, I don't accept male surfers without a female accompanying them. Sorry but there are plenty of folks to bromance it up with you in our fair town.

I also want you to know that I am very respectful and will not smoke for the weekend if I'm staying with non-smokers. Promise!

Interests

FASHION (STEEZ, SWAG, couture, streetwear, thrifted), music (big mixtape head, hip-hop, R&B, punk, pop, electro, dance, indie/acoustic), art (graphic novels, contemporary, mixed media, graphic text), basketball (LAKERS), football, (SAINTS), books (too many to list), theory (bell hooks), dancing (jerk!), humanity, love, revolution, poetry, cooking, food, television on DVD (Freaks & Geeks, Pushing Daisies, Glee, Sex&the City), love and loving

  • arts
  • books
  • poetry
  • fashion
  • dancing
  • education
  • dining
  • cooking
  • music
  • basketball
  • soccer
  • communications
  • teaching

Teach, Learn, Share

When someone pours you tea and you're having a conversation, tap the second and third fingers of your right hand to say thank you. It comes from a Chinese emperor who wanted to secretly take the place of his servants for one night's banquet. The servants were seated at the banquet table and the emperor served; however, the servants couldn't disrespect their lord, nor could they bow properly, so they fervently tapped their fingers as a bow!

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Costa Rica, Taiwan, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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