CURRENT MISSION:
Not going to let the fact that I can't afford a hotel room keep me away from a friend's wedding.

ABOUT ME:
I may snore loudly, but I'm generally a pretty rockin' house guest. I am extremely outgoing, clean, polite, and all of my friends' mothers adore me (possibly more than my actual friends). Hobbies include gardening, singing in the shower, graphic design, app development and freelance writing. Did I mention I'm an amazing cook? Just send me your favorite recipe in advance of my stay, and I'll arrive with the ingredients (so long as you don't expect me to build you a bon-bon tree then we're good). I'm not a genie though; I'm relying on you to have all the necessary cooking utensils.

DISCLAIMER:
In case you weren't tipped off by the fact that I used "rockin" as an adjective in the first sentence of the paragraph above, I must warn you that I have the sense of humor, vocabulary--and quite possibly soul--of a 74-year-old.

PHILOSOPHY:
Your circumstances may be out of your control, but your approach to them is not.

...Oh, and Karma is the inviolable law governing the universe.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING:
I've never couchsurfed before, but I like meeting new folks, and financial necessity kind of dictates that I give it a shot for my upcoming trip.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE:
See above.

Interests

EDUCATION:
I was a public preschool teacher in a former life. It was pretty awesome.

VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
Mostly Korean-style karaoke, but I've sang a few paying gigs.

GARDENING:
During the one month of the year when my town has nice weather, I grow mad hot peppers and spinach.

TECH:
Ever built a game-changing mobile app on your laptop over the course of two sleepless weeks subsisting on nothing but Cheetos and Surge? Me neither, but the teenage coding prodigies in my office have. They keep me young.

• writing
• singing
• performing arts
• design
• graphic design
• education
• cooking
• gardening
• technology
• coding
• karaoke
• teaching
• freelancing
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

I will read, listen to or watch pretty much anything or anyone who doesn't take themselves too seriously. With the notable exceptions of Kanye "God's gift to music" West and the Bible (not necessarily in that order).

No U2, Ayn Rand novels, or TV shows produced by Aaron Sorkin allowed.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Have scaled a 12,000-foot mountain with no shoes on...

...the first 6,000 feet may or may not have been traveled by car (Okay, I was driving barefoot).

Teach, Learn, Share

You're in luck! I'm a former teacher*! What do you want to learn? Thanks to Google, I can probably teach you anything that takes less than two hours to get the hang of. This includes hanging prepositions.

*Beware: I do in fact have eyes in the back of my head.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Did I mention I'm a wicked cook? Seriously, send me your favorite recipe a few days before my arrival, and if the necessary ingredients cost less than a tank of gas, I will bring them and make you a delicious meal.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States