CURRENT MISSION: bridging the gap between the "you" and the "i" by nurturing my relationship with what is outside of me as much as I nurture what is inside of me through full engagement with the external and internal worlds. That is the direction I aim for at least.

ABOUT ME :

Life long learner, though usually I do language-based work (ie consulting, teaching, poetry, etc.)

Gemini: watch out! I can be very playful, but at other times truly enjoy deep, meaningful conversations.

I'm originally from Detroit. I've been doing teaching-artist work for a couple of years now and before that taught English abroad with the JET programme for three years. I also moonlight as a poet and a literacy tutor.

I'm verbally oriented. I love language (so I can talk a lot) and cultures. I feel most at home in internationally diverse communities. I also like meeting people. All these interests combined make travel a good hobby. I love learning, enjoy deep and imaginative conversations, and am constantly seeking personal growth.

PHILOSOPHY: Personal growth & service to others

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been hosting and surfing off and on for a couple of years now.

I like meeting people when I travel and I like the dream of couchsurfing as a fitting place to re-think society. What if every person we met were a fellow traveler, a welcoming host, a welcome guest? :)

Intereses

I poetry.
I like the arts and sciences.
I grew up urban so I'm not an expertise of the outdoors but I enjoy trees, bodies of water, and hiking. I have always lived near a river.

Other interests:
Stories, music, picture books, YA fiction, animals,
health/nutrition, biology/wildlife, it's all cool
technology, music, art, travel, critical thinking, discussions aimed at exploration, growth and learning, stories stories stories...

• animals
• wildlife
• arts
• books
• poetry
• technology
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• surfing
• biology
• teaching

Música, películas y libros

this is hard

music: I guess rock, jazz, classical too; sometimes catchy pop music. ballads folk and bluegrass.

books: I always enjoy picture books, YA fiction, multicultural themed bildungsromans, literature - though am mostly familiar with American I love hearing about authors and great works from other countries. I don't read sci-fi much but I enjoy talking about it.

movies - animated films; subtitled-international films; comedies; documentaries; superhero; some sci-fi.

Algo increíble que he hecho

The everyday things amaze me easily, like toddlers recognizing me, and finding tiny snails in my sink and seeing a bamboo forest for the first time, and a deep royal blue on anything: umbrella, tile roof, a wall that reads "post no bills here"

But I think I usually just tell people I've climbed Mt. Fuji three times.

Enseña, aprende, comparte

I'm more of a thinker, so I feel like conversation on life-questions is what I share best. I love to encourage curiosity and creativity, and flexibility of thought, embracing contradictions and finding answers within ourselves.

Países que he visitado

Canada, Chile

Países en los que he vivido

Japan, United States