CURRENT MISSION

To create art in service of healing, make connections, and sing Whitney Houston songs at karaoke bars.

ABOUT ME

Queer, Boricua, singer, theatre nerd, beer dork, not-SO-annoying foodie, lover of ice cream. Just out here in these streets trying to take down the White Supremecist Cis Het Capitalist Patriarchy, unlearn my messed up social conditioning and heal from ancestral trauma. Casual.

It has been YEARS since I have interacted with Couchsurfing, as I have not had the capacity to host in my Chicago apartment. But I'm excited to be back!

PHILOSOPHY

We are responsible for our own happiness and no one else's. Self-love is not just knowing our worth and what we deserve, but also believing in our ability to do the damn thing and get it. Healing is essential and we must put in the work. Being honest with ourselves about who we are, who we want to be, and what we need, and then aligning our actions with that knowledge is the most beautiful gift we can give ourselves. Anything else is self-betrayal.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've only surfed twice, both hosts were excellent! But when I lived in Ithaca, NY I hosted a TON. The reviews seem to indicate that my roommates and I were pretty darn good hosts, and I'd like to think I'm equally as pleasant as a guest. :)

Interests

• singing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• nightlife
• drinking
• clubbing
• reading
• music
• karaoke
• hiking
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: Amelie, Life is Beautiful, Shakespeare in Love, Love Actually, The Princess Bride, Much Ado About Nothing, Ever After, Robin Hood Men In Tights, The Wedding Singer, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Castle in the Sky, Corpse Bride, and Disney movies.

MUSIC: Black female vocalists give me my whole damn life.

BOOKS: I mostly read plays these days, but some favorites from my youth... The Giver, Gathering Blue, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Color Purple, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harry Potter, Ella Enchanted, Number the Stars, The Secret Garden, If You Come Softly, The Diary of Anne Frank, Pride and Prejudice, A Wrinkle in Time.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Lots of Laughs!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ghana, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States