CURRENT MISSION

I can't have a faveorite place until I have seen them all, right?

ABOUT ME

I am a Registered nurse, a PhD student, a lover of travel, new people, vegetables, indulgences, music, vino, laughter. I think I might have professional ADD because I have worked for a special education company doing pediatric assessments in all different charter schools in Los Angeles Unified School District. in summer camps, acute care hospitals, a clinic in the Dominican Republic and most recently a health center in Uganda.

I work to travel and travel to learn and pick my next job I think. The past three years I have spent 3 months each in Uganda working in a rural center. Just moved to SF from LA for grad school and a new life-

I am a relaxed traveler, independent, easy going, love to laugh, dance, explore, vegetables, listen to live music, lovelove to sing, read, talk things over.

PHILOSOPHY

Every day is a new day. Impacted by yesterday, but not dependent. And life goes on.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am trying to master the transition between traveling and being at home- but actually am pretty excited I can't, because it means I keep trying. I am excited to live in SF, I want to be involved with the CS community in my own place for once!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Nothing but great experiences so far- Looking forward to going to some of the SF events and meeting like minded people around SF.

Interests

Live music. Being outside. Soccer. Running. Coffee. Biking. Photography. Tea. Yoga. Pilates. Bar works. Reading for pleasure. Museums in duos. Late night discussions. Dance parties. Good drinks with good people. Tree-Hugging. Living trip to trip.

• singing
• photography
• dancing
• education
• beer
• coffee
• yoga
• pilates
• running
• partying
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• karaoke
• cycling
• soccer
• teaching
• nursing
• beaches

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My second family is in Pallisa, Uganda. There my name is Namurocho. I am a musow (health worker). There I am worth 500 cows in dowry.(I wish) I learn more of the local Bantu language everytime I go. I wear local dresses and cause a stir. I live without electricity and water and manage to catch intestinalworms always. I spend day and night at the health center. To learn. To teach. And then I come home to L.A. and try to make sense of the disparity. A challenge.

Other glories?

Comparing the wail of a Parisian ambulance to one from LA.
Teaching teethbrushing in Guatemala. All smiles.
Watching a storm across a valley from a hill in Nicaragua, outside Managua.
Learning what Reggaeton is, on the dancefloor.
Having a prayer sung for me, by a Uganda village.
Attending circumcision rituals/celebrations.
A karaoke bar, a Guinness, and some fine Irish lads.
Drinking a beer in the German metro, lame I know. But it felt so badass at the time-
CS meetings in Budapest, and the gyros after.
Hitchiking in Croatia, and having the car bottom out...
Learning to carry a satchel of corn on my head. for 2 miles.
Avoiding stepping on bluebottle jellyfish on Whale beach, Australia.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Burundi, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Uganda, United States

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