CURRENT MISSION

Be a decent human and still have good hair.

ABOUT ME
they/them/theirs pronouns
BM Music Education/Voice Performance
MSW Candidate
stand-up enthusiast/amateur comic, musician, vinyl record seller/graduate student

PHILOSOPHY

Everyone has the capacity to create something beautiful, and to do so they need to be given the right tools and opportunity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Nothing right now, as I am in my last year of graduate school

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hilversum, NL (May 2013)

Cologne, Germany (September 2013)

Berlin, Germany (meet-up, 2013)

Montreal, Canada (January 2014)

Portland, Oregon (summer 2015)

Redwood, California (summer 2015)

I've stayed with several host families in non-couchsurfing-related situations, and have hosted people from other countries and always have really enjoyed the experience. I participated in a cultural exchange program with high school in Spain when I was in high school, and learned a lot from the experience. I believe in giving someone a safe, welcoming place to stay and in being a gracious host when I stay at someone else's place. It's also really nice not to have to pay at a hotel. I'd

Interests

• writing
• singing
• education
• cooking
• fitness
• running
• reading
• music
• social justice
• comedy
• stand-up comedy
• queer community
• transgender community

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the Lion King, Wet Hot American Summer, more

Books: That's a whole 'nuther thing

Music: Kate Bush, Elton John, Talking Heads, Lizzo

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

After undergrad I lived in Germany for almost a year as an Au Pair in a small town in Niedersachsen for a family with a seven-year old boy. I learned the definition of culture shock firsthand, experienced firsthand what it was like to be part of a German family, did a lot of running, and a lot of drinking, and met some really fantastic people along the way.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll cook with/for you, I have a pretty good understanding of a kitchen and am happy to be part of the food process and learn new recipes

I have a working knowledge of how instruments work and can teach you a song of your choosing on guitar if you're willing to learn. I can also give you singing pointers (I'm classically trained).

I love languages. I'd love to improve my German, French, Spanish, or whatever and help you out with a language you're learning or just chat.

What I Can Share with Hosts

see above!
cooking skills, entertainment, a fun hang

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany