I'm a music educator / choir director / jazz singer married to Beau Gilbert, a comedy writer / puzzle creator / science museum educator. We love board games, great scripted tv shows, puzzles and riddles, spy missions, and have recently gotten into rock climbing. We love getting to know new people by traveling and hosting.

GUESTS: We have a guest room with a full-size bed (also a puppet theatre and small marimba). If you're a fan of escape rooms, you can have a lot of fun here. Not to say we lock you in and make you escape! We just have an affinity for puzzles and riddles and may have woven some into our home...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love hosting people and being hosted by people! Getting to know new people is one of my favorite activities. Also, I like to travel without paying ridiculous amounts for hotels.

Interests

• writing
• puzzles
• music
• swimming
• religion
• ukulele
• social justice
• harry potter
• climbing
• microsoft office
• comedy
• games
• trees
• languages and cultures
• spanish
• dark chocolate
• tvshows
• musical theatre
• racial justice
• collaborating
• baha'i
• organization
• sparkling water

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite groups: Lake Street Dive, Sweet Honey in the Rock
Movies: Marvel movies, Inception, Princess Bride, Get Out, Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Fantastic Beasts movies, Disney, Pixar, LotR, Dark Knight, Last Jedi
Books: Harry Potter series, City of Brass series, Becoming, My Sister's Keeper, Gone Girl, The Fault in Our Stars
Shows (comedy/light): The Good Place, Parks and Rec, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Office, Jane the Virgin, The Flash, Agents of SHIELD, Doctor Who, Community, Chuck, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Dear White People, Galavant, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Shows (drama): The Americans, Broadchurch, American Gods, Legion, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Game of Thrones, Luther, Man in the High Castle, This Is Us, Westworld, Sherlock, The Resident, The Americans (I know I already listed it, but it's THAT good)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Our wedding had an underground spy game happening throughout the reception (complete with secret missile plans on hidden flash drives, a laser grid, bad Russian accents, computer codes, and nerf guns)

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach singing, ukulele, and music theory professionally and for fun.
I love teaching card games and board games.
I love learning about what interests other people.
I'm learning Spanish and love learning about languages.
My husband has pretty extensive knowledge on a variety of natural science as well as a degree in "pure math" and loves exploring all related topics.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Anything I know! Conversation, tea, tv and podcast recommendations, middle school teaching war stories, life stories, jokes, ukulele lessons, pep talks, character voices...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, India, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Panama, Puerto Rico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States