My current (or maybe eternal) mission is to explore, imagine, write, and practice with courage and compassion. I want to make people laugh and feel a little more at ease!

I'm a friendly and perpetually curious observer of the world. I'm great at figuring things out! I am always in the middle of learning something new and can be equally happy staring out of a rainy window and getting drenched outside. (Other weather patterns are also acceptable.)

More precisely: I recently left New York, spent a few months in Maine, and am currently in the Bay Area (where I grew up) figuring out next steps. I am up for adventures!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've hosted a lot of friends and friends-of-friends and family on my couch over the years and am often surprised and delighted to have a new acquaintance for a short while or a longer one.

When I host, I really want my guest to feel comfortable, no caveats or awkward uncertainties -- so I try to remember that when I'm a guest myself, and make myself at home (which can be hard if you've grown up learning to be so "polite"). I love late night conversations, views out of new windows, and variety of shampoos to try.

Interests

true stories, farming, local food, yoga, youth mentorship, anatomy, abandoned places, poetry, ghost stories, love stories, great jam, live music, bookstores, outdoor movies, oceans, feminism, environmental literacy, outdoor showers

• poetry
• womens rights
• dining
• yoga
• flying
• movies
• knitting
• music
• live music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• snowboarding
• anatomy
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

A few recent favorites include Ursula Hegi's Stones From the River, Adam Johnson's The Orphan Master's Son (SO GOOD), and the Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante. Eternal favorites include Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, Time and Again, Possession, books about the body and brain, juicy true histories, essays and memoirs, dystopian fiction, young adult novels...

Let's talk about all these.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once saw a hawk teaching its baby how to fly!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach/share: yoga, knitting, perfect scrambled eggs (a la Gordon Ramsay), funny poems, self-defense, the math you forgot from school

I would like to learn: how to play guitar, how to stop on a snowboard without falling down

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, India, Indonesia, Israel, Lithuania, Mexico, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Russian Federation