Hello! I'm a kindergarten teacher at an IB school in China. I'm a career teacher and my passion is social justice education. I also consider an essential part of my teaching/praxis/existence activism to make the world a better place.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I met an awesome couple backpacking Vietnam and they told me to try couchsurfing. So far I've backpacked and stayed in hostels around Southeast Asia and I didn't know about CS. I am really outgoing and love sharing travel stories and adventures so I thought this would be a cool way to meet interesting people! I'm going to Japan for Chinese New Year so I thought this would be a good chance to try it out. I'm brand new to this but I always meet cool people when I travel so I'm hoping this is an extension of that!

Interests

education, social justice, anti-racism, feminism, environmentalism, socialism, anti-oppression in general, travel, nature, religion, culture, art, FOOD

• arts
• culture
• chinese new year
• education
• womens rights
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• backpacking
• teaching
• religion

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rode on the roof of a jeepny along the winding roads of Sagada while munching on balut in the Phillipines? Watched the sun rise and hot air balloons fill the sky while perched on a temple overlooking thousands of ancient crumbling temples in Bagan. I was researching in a rural hospital in Mali when the coup happened? I chased a still beating cobra heart with vodka in Vietnam (I hope the vegans and vegetarians of the world can still be my friend)

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH: I can teach English? Or tell you about American culture from a very critical point of view. Or help you polish your English in your resume/application letters/important stuff. Or teach you how to teach young children critical thinking/problem solving/activism/and about social justice

LEARN: I am open to learning about anything. I would like to learn local cooking and basic language everywhere I go!

SHARE: time, stories, smiles, I am doing couchsurfing because I love to travel alone but for me shared experiences are the best and make the fondest memories.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'll cook for you, share travel stories and pictures, go on adventures with you, pay you cash!

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, India, Mali, United States