CURRENT MISSION

Building peace, spreading love, questioning everything, and appreciating every second

ABOUT ME

I'm a 26-year-old student and social justice activist. My friends would describe me as passionate, smart, idealistic, easygoing, goofy, curious, creative, empathetic, and open-minded...

PHILOSOPHY

Compassion

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm relatively new to CouchSurfing, but I've always relied on the kindness of friends and strangers during my travels. The few experiences I have had with CS thus far couldn't have been better :)

Interests

Activism, traveling, service, community organizing, art, music, film, political and philosophical conversations, exploring nature, experiencing new cultures, and getting to know other passionate, quirky, creative folks!

• arts
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Way too many to list in all 3 categories, so I'll just throw out a few random favorites..

BOOKS: The Poisonwood Bible, The Bell Jar, Walden, Three Cups of Tea, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, any by Chomsky or Zinn

MOVIES: American Beauty, Almost Famous, The Big Lebowski, everything by Monty Python

MUSIC: Anything positive and socially conscious, especially classic rock and reggae... Sublime, Spearhead, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Bob Marley, Phish, Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, Van Morrison

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent fall of 2010 in Occupied Palestine as a solidarity activist documenting and supporting nonviolent resistance efforts

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Jordan, Netherlands, Palestine, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States