I'm an AmeriCorps Alumni and National Volunteer Corps member trying to make her impact on the world and survive at the same time. I am currently transitioning out of my live-in volunteer position into the Big Big World.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

I'd like to meet new, like-minded people who are socially conscious, down to earth, and just fun people.

Intereses

Culture, art (in its many forms), social activism, feminism, painting, kayaking, reading, spoken word, FOOD, all that New Orleans has to offer....

• arts
• culture
• womens rights
• dining
• reading
• painting
• spoken word
• kayaking
• volunteering

Música, películas y libros

Music: whatever sounds good and makes me want to move or sing-along....right now: The Civil Wars, Reggaeton, Cake, Jillette Johnson, Jason Isbell, Jack White, Angel Haze, Brass Bands, Kristen Diable, Azealia Banks, Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae

Movies: whatever makes me laugh, cry, think, smile, grip the edge of my seat...recently: Interstellar, Yelling at the Sky, Selma, Crash, To Wong Foo (Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar), Black Swan, Persepolis, Perks of Being A Wallflower, Dr. Strangelove, Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

Books: whatever draws me in and holds me hostage...recently: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, Just One of the Guys: Transgender Men and the Persistence of Workplace Inequality, Black Sexual Politics, A Framework for Understanding Poverty, Where the Red Fern Grows, Never Let Me Go, Everyday Sexism, Protector of the Small, Mistborn

Algo increíble que he hecho

I've lived for over a year in a residential home for academically-capable children in need. It has been one of the most rewarding and challenging experiences of my life. I have learned so much from the children with whom I currently share my life. They are an amazing group of girls with so many facets to their young lives. They experience many challenges and disadvantages, and yet they continue to surprise me with unending curiosity, humor, and surprising compassion.