I’m currently working as the local director of public art; I run a formal gallery and a volunteer-based community arts program. Previously, I coordinated a refugee health screening program and taught college art.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people from other walks of life.

Interests

Art as social practice; the intersection of art, physics, and Vedic wisdom; experiencing other cultures.

• arts
• yoga
• traveling
• social justice

Music, Movies, and Books

Fela Kuti, Tribe Called Quest, Son House, Bon Iver, Avett Brothers, Bill Withers, Childish Gambino, Run the Jewels, Sam Cooke, Nina Simone, Jimmy Smith, Frightened Rabbit, Elliot Smith, Edith Piaf, Ella Fitzgerald, Wilco, the White Stripes, Girl Talk, Tom Petty, Black Joe Lewis, TV on the Radio,the Flaming Lips, Bombay Bicycle Club, Milky Chance, Marvin Gaye, Golden Smog, Jason Isbell, Beck, Courtney Barnett, the Seratones, Sharon Jones, Yo La Tengo, Lizzo, Prince, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Daft Punk, My Morning Jacket, Lead Belly, Howlin Wolf, David Bowie, Grand Master Flash, Black Star, alt-J, Glass Animals, Erykah Badu, Jungle Fire...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I moved my husband and 2 baby daughters to rural Japan to teach English for a year.

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach painting. I’m learning about yogic philosophy.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Art stuff, charming conversation? Reciprocity, adapt easily, leave no trace.

Countries I’ve Visited

Japan, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States