***Currently traveling for the summer-- we'll be back in the fall***

I live with my lovely boyfriend and fellow traveler Jonah in Austin, Texas, a strange liberal paradise nestled in a very conservative state.

My bent is goofball by day, snarky by night, passionate conversation enthusiast, while Jonah's a sweet-as-can-be pedant and amateur chef extraordinaire. We're both easy-going, respectful, and deeply fascinated by all there is to learn about ouuuuut there.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've traveled and hosted a fair bit but want to do more of both. The cultural exchange and the enormous economy of sharing homes throughout the world is such a fantastic resource.

Everyone I've stayed with and all the travelers that have come my way have been interesting, thoughtful, memorable people. Meeting new friends and having a place to rest while exploring... it's not impossible to beat, but kinda. :)

Interests

reading, talking, laughing
journeying, eating (cooking), drinking (drinking)
SXSW
breaking the ice
watching media (then discussing)
running
taking candid pictures
taking super overposed pictures

• cooking
• running
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• magic
• communications

Music, Movies, and Books

Dune- dense, dark, and intensely hopeful (this might also be my description of perfect coffee)
His Dark Materials Trilogy- deliriously imaginative and thought-provoking
Stranger in a Strange Land- if only to have the ability to better grok things that are a goodness
Anne of Green Gables- an amazing champion for girls, dreamers, and underdogs
Quicksilver- Neal Stephenson is a wizard of words and history and bullshit. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll feel overwhelmed.

The Royal Tenenbaums; Bottle Rocket; Almost Famous;
The Up Series; Lawrence Of Arabia; Hamlet II; 28 Days Later;
Taxi Driver; Goodfellas; The Departed; Little Women; The New World; Kind Hearts And Coronets; Fitzcarraldo; White Christmas; The Dark Knight; Let The Right One In; Holy Motors; Dancer In The Dark; The 40 Year Old Virgin; Sense And Sensibility; E.T.; Star Wars IV-VI; Wizard People, Dear Reader; Lost In Translation; The Thing; Attack The Block

The Office (UK); Extras; Parks And Recreation; The West Wing;
Doctor Who; Battlestar Galactica; Mr. Show; Louie;
Slings & Arrows; Spaced; Freaks And Geeks; The Prisoner; Curb Your Enthusiasm

I'm obsessed with Wilco. Also, Bon Iver. I love The Beatles because I don't understand not loving The Beatles on some level. Robert Earl Keen, They Might Be Giants, Phoenix, Loudon Wainwright III, The War on Drugs, REM, The Kinks, Aimee Mann, Michael Penn, Fleet Foxes, Rogue Valley, Built To Spill, Ryan Adams, XTC.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The internet, hands down, wins for most amazing thing I've done/am doing all the time. It's the INTERNET! Near-magic.

It's no internet, but I've seen Mt. Kilimanjaro too. :) Didn't climb it, but stayed in the town, Moshi, that's at its base. Stunning.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, England, Ethiopia, France, Mexico, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States