Howdy, hola, coucou & assalamu alaykum! I am a gal from Vermont, USA with a hefty appetite for adventure, languages, and frijoles. Out here trying to understand this beautiful, messed-up world a little bit better one unpredictable day at a time.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Traveling is infinitely better when you're staying with locals & building a community.

Interests

Learning languages, hiking & backpacking, politics, rock climbing, reading good writing, dancing, hanging out with 4-year-olds, singing jazz & folk music from around the world, eating tasty food with people who make me laugh

• arts
• writing
• singing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• music
• folk music
• jazz
• blues
• hiking
• backpacking
• wrestling
• rock climbing
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Give me Ella Fitzgerald, Ana Tijoux or Fela Kuti, "Deathproof," and a medley of Toni Morrison, Pablo Neruda, and Angela Davis and I'll be happy as a clam for days.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Worked on a dairy farm in the Pyrénées and learned to wrestle sheep along with the best of them...

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll teach you blues harmonies and how to make dazzling mail art! If you want to show me your favorite hikes, or teach me elaborate toasts or funny words in different languages or little-known aspects of your hometown history, I won't protest.

What I Can Share with Hosts

An energetic partner in: dancing, singing, cooking, hiking, mischief, story-telling & rabble-rousing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States