CURRENT MISSION

To see the world and contribute to making it a better place.

ABOUT ME

I currently live in Denver, Colorado. Prior to this, I taught in Pueblo Pintado, New Mexico on the Navajo Reservation, and have recently begun a new chapter in the city, teaching primarily underserved communities in southwest Denver.

I love folk music and frequently attend the Winnipeg Folk Festival. I also write poetry, hike, mountain bike, do photography, smell books, and smile at flowers and people I don't know. I'm looking for adventure, and recently travelled to Iceland.

This account may be used by both myself and my girlfriend, Hannah, who has a background in massage therapy and herbal medicine, who will also be attending graduate school for Social Work in the fall. We will be traveling together and are responsible, positive, open-minded, clean, interesting, and have a lot to offer.

PHILOSOPHY

The love and connection of the universe; recognizing the divine in everyone.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've participated in the Couchsurfing project by hosting couchsurfers! Currently I'm living with two other teachers and a grad student, and with the business of all of our lives, am unable to host at the present moment, but if my living circumstances change, I look forward to hosting surfers in the future, and hopefully being a good guest as I will soon return the favor.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far, I've acted as a host to a small number of people in my home when I lived in Pueblo Pintado New Mexico on the Navajo reservation. I've had good experiences, and look forward to continue many more!

Interests

Positive social change, trains, dreaming, gender, intersectionality theory, good shoes, reading, teaching, yoga, plants, gardening, folk music, dirt

• books
• poetry
• photography
• festivals
• womens rights
• cooking
• yoga
• gardening
• flowers
• reading
• traveling
• music
• folk music
• business
• history
• medicine
• science
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Jitterbug Perfume: Tom Robins
Exile and Pride: Eli Claire
If on a Winters Night a Traveller: Italo Calvino
Poetry by Yehuda Amichai

Music:
The Bobs (Dylan and Marley), The Avett Brothers, The Wailin' Jennys, The Be Good Tanyas, Po' Girl, Xavier Rudd, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, The Duhks, The Swell Season, Tracy Chapman, The Fleet Foxes, Iron and Wine, Ani Difranco, and many others

Movies:
The Science of Sleep, Waking Life, and the Namesake to name a few

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The sunset. Every day. Anywhere, earth.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share information about New Mexico's history and some background on Ancient Pueblo people; I also enjoy discussions about sociology, gender theory, teaching and travel. I am an open person when it comes to learning new things, and I enjoy listening to other people's ideas as well!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, China, South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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