Grew up in NM. Was a nanny for four children in France after high school. College in CT, worked a variety of jobs in California (including working as a cook), Oregon for grad school and now Bay Area for life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am a fellow world traveler. The best experiences i've had were meeting and staying with locals and i'd like to do my part to pay it forward.

Interests

Cooking, reading (about food, gender studies and neuroscience), painting, listening to podcasts, writing raps about food, dancing at all possible moments, cycling, yoga, drinking tea.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Anything I can dance to
Moves: mostly independent/foreign films
Books: The New Jim Crow, Quiet, Phantoms in the Brain, Feminism and Men, Fire In the Belly, History of Sexuality, The Language of Food,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled solo in Japan for three months.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know how to and would love to teach others to make: yogurt, sourkraut, pickles, jam, soda bread, puff pastry and truffles to name a few. I would like to learn more things about how to fix my bike. I'd like to share my favorite spots in Santa Fe or around New Mexico (where to get the best breakfast burrito, mexican-style hot chocolate and Pho).

What I Can Share with Hosts

Knowledge about food, a dance partner and silly Polaroid photos.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cameroon, Costa Rica, England, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, India, Japan