CURRENT MISSION

Looking inward to create outward change.

ABOUT ME

I love traveling and meeting new people! I traveled for a year abroad and lived in Africa for two. I work in social justice and also write social commentary that I hope will help people see the world differently.

HOST-GUEST COMPATIBILITY: I go to bed around 10 or 11 and wake up around 7. I do meditation every day in the morning and evening and I also practice yoga most days. While traveling I can be much more relaxed about this, but for guests at my home, my place is the calm amidst the storm of NOLA, a place to rejuvenate, maybe even drink some tea and have a meaningful conversation. If that's what you want, then we might be a good hostess-guest match. Besides-- the city has so much more to it then its "wild" reputation would have you believe!

PHILOSOPHY

"Be the change you want to see in the world."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I live in a beautiful shot gun apartment in Mid-City and I'm looking to have a little more life and liveliness in my home. It's a beautiful place and a perfect/convenient location. WARNING: I am like a reptile and love the heat, so my air-conditioning is set at like 82 during the "very" hot months and not at all during the "pretty" hot months.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I host single travelers (usually female) about once a month in this lovely city of mine and have also used it a couple times when I'm visiting other cities in the U.S.

Interests

Yoga, Buddhism and Meditation, Mostly vegan diet, Reading, Writing (creative non-fiction)

• writing
• vegan
• yoga
• dieting
• meditation
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• buddhist

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of my favorite authors are Eula Biss, Mary Karr, Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison.

Some favorite Movies: Crash, American History X, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Two of my favorite places in the world are Guatemala and Thailand. I felt like I was operating on the same frequencies of those countries.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have done some individual life-coaching as well as group mindfulness workshops.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nepal, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cameroon, United States