I accidentally left my maybe accepting guests on during hiatus and now my response percentage is 0 :( ... please still reach out and check my references!

I work in community health and the arts and play keyboard in an eclectic band. I've been learning Spanish :). I enjoy dancing, games and stories. <3 the cultural sharing and connections made possible by couchsurfing. Travel well friends!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host and travel when I can :).

I've been lucky to be around since the beginning of couchsurfing and it's been life changing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've met very interesting and kind hearted people through Couchsurfing (cs). I wish them well: a chess master, a lifestyle magazine columnist, a dance instructor, an AI ethicist. I've met women who support women and I've met respectful men. I have not yet had a negative experience, but I also connect with the host, do my homework, and surf with a safety plan/back up plan. I encourage all surfers to safely support their own travel like that.

Hosting and traveling with cs helped me get into grad school too, because it meant I could travel to far away and pricey conferences. Years later, a most wonderful cs host made it possible for my friend and I to travel to the opening of my favorite Broadway show and have that adventure together before traveling on to meet family.

Many lovely people have intersected my life through cs; its been a privilege to travel and to meet you. Thank you, my friends, for opening my world, my pallette, and my perspective. I look forward to hosting and traveling again.

Interests

I like sharing food creativity and conversation

• dogs
• culture
• books
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• meditation
• walking
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• surfing
• sports
• basketball
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Supporting local artists and local businesses! Ie. Local bookstores

Also

Alice in Wonderland, Encanto, Star Wars, LOTR, Sara Barielles’ Waitress. N.K. Jemison. I LOVED Amanda Palmers "The Art of Asking".

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have loved and lost and loved again
I take good care of a dog 🐕

What I Can Share with Hosts

a meal
stories
fun and laughs
respect

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Colombia, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States

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