radical simply means 'grasping things at the root'

-Angela Davis

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Helllllo beautiful people! I'm an American that is currently living in Paris and looking to travel around Europe (and maybe elsewhere) in my free time. I had the best experiences couchsurfing this summer in Latin America and would love to meet other cool hosts and surfers.

Interests

I'm my mother's daughter--both avid travelers, lovers of languages, passionate about plants, with an eye and an ear toward creativity. interested in anything remotely related to:

-herbalism
-feminism(s)
-dangerous art
-dancing
-African diasporic brilliance
-figure drawing
-tea
-music that moves you
-Afrofuturism
-yoga
-dogs
-people power
-street art
-juices and smoothies!

Music, Movies, and Books

Foreign films, like Biutiful, Amores Perros, Blue, and Samson & Delilah.

All kinds of music! Especially jazz, funk, bluegrass, reggae, prog rock, trip hop, rnb

Authors that I've been reading: Eduardo Galeano, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Paul Beatty, and Toni Morrison.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My mom and I recently went to an urban gardening conference in Oakland that was the jam!

Teach, Learn, Share

Trying to move beyond my monolingual world! Would be super grateful for anyone patient enough to put up with my intermediate Spanish/French to help me practice. Hopefully language barriers don't prevent us from having great discussions about traveling, art, music, and of course food!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can draw your portrait, and help you with English if you'd like.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Tonga, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

France