CURRENT MISSION

To live passionately, laugh a lot, and create positive change in myself and in the world.

ABOUT ME

I'm a sociology professor and study everything from protest music to race relations. I'm also an activist for progressive, social change - supporting various causes. Music has always been a thread running through my life. I was the co-founder and lead singer in a NYC all-girl rock band called the Maul Girls. Now I organize the regional, Wiregrass Blues Fest in Dothan, AL. And in my free time - love to travel!

PHILOSOPHY

We all have to seek our individual truth but I think it's cool that our journeys are so interconnected. I believe in the adage that you can do whatever you like - just so long as it doesn't hurt other living things (i.e., people, animals, or this amazing, beautiful earth). I am a vegetarian - but not militant about it.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I need to surf a bit right now but I also hope to get involved more with hosting.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am just getting officially started on couchsurfing.com but have hosted a whole rock band from NYC a few times when they come down south for tours. They convinced me of the wonders of Couchsurfing.com I'm in the process of getting them to write references. :-) I actually have couch surfed for years and also have hosted many friends when I lived in NYC.

兴趣

When I have free time, I love to travel, hike, go hear music, go to museums/national parks, and watch a lot of documentaries. But I also donate free time and activist energy to various groups. I love reading - mostly non-fiction 'cause of my job and I like to cook.

• animals
• documentaries
• causes
• cooking
• vegetarian
• running
• reading
• traveling
• music
• blues
• hiking
• teaching
• sociology
• tours
• parks

音乐、电影和书籍

Like a lot of movies, most genres of music, and books. Check out this funny music video of my Maul Girls days when I was in my twenties:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG_ERqK_5sc. You can also check out this interview I did on the Wiregrass Blues Fest:http://arts.alabama.gov/actc/1/listserverindividual/20140608wiregrassbluesfest.aspx

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I have created the largest U.S. anti-war music database as part of my protest music research. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCQZLZ3u2to

教，学，和分享

I like cooking - some yummy vegetarian dishes like raw tacos (sounds gross - but actually yummy - made with mostly walnuts and cashews), puttanesca sauce, and delicious homemade dessert sauces if sundaes are your thing. I also love Chia seed pudding.

我游览过的国家

Austria, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Cayman Islands, Guatemala, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, British

我居住过的国家

Mexico, United States