Hey, I'm Kim! Just coming off the back of four years in Western Australia and falling back in love with my beautiful home country.

I'm on my way from Santa Cruz, where I grew up, to Missoula, where I'll be teaching and getting my MFA in creative writing.

It has come to my attention that one of the great oversights of my life is never having been to Utah, so I'll be loitering around for a couple of weeks with my Rav4, Lady Lucinda, on my way to school.

Happy to sling ya a six pack for some local knowledge, a crash on a couch, or just a shared sunset.

Interests

Reading, Writing, Surfing, Crochet, Gardening, Travel (duh), Kickin' it

Music, Movies, and Books

Shirley Jackson, George Saunders, Elena Ferrante, Denis Johnson, Julio Cortazar, Haruki Murakami, Ursula Le Guin

Etta James, Willie Nelson, Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, Joan Baez, John Prine, Gillian Welch

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Snuck into the Opera house in Rome by way of ventilation system.

What I Can Share with Hosts

funny stories, endless smiles, homecooked meals, surfing lessons, and home-crocheted goodies

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Spain, Turkey, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Greece, India, Italy, Spain, United States