CURRENT MISSION

I live in Long Island City (Vernon/Jackson) through Wednesday, September 20, 2017.

Move to NY (Check!) and pursue a Museum Studies Master's Degree

Move to Paris after my degree in Art Conservation (Photo/Film restoration/Sculpture/Architecture/Grave Restoration)

Learn more about sailing, kite-flying

Reboot my blog on Medium.com/MaryOkneel ~ Last Black Girl in San Francisco

Getting to know myself after losing my mother, Mary Lee O'Neal ~ 8/29/17

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have attended couch surfing events in SF and lived in SF through this wonderful service. The people I have met through this service have elevated my experience and opened me up to alternative methods of living. I really bonded with the multitude of surfers I met while in SF.

Interests

NY Food Bank, Tribeca Film Fest, a multitude of museums in NY, particularly the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MOMA)

Art Conservation with a focus on architecture/sculpture/photo and film restoration ~ pursuing a Master's Degree

Event work: San Gerrano Faire in Little Italy (In talks to work this event and others)

Past Event work: Colossal Clusterfest 2017 with Sarah Silverman, Maya Rudolf, Kevin Hart and the incomparable Jerry Seinfeld.

Photography, film, writing, cycling, volunteering, dancing, attending art receptions and special events.

Halloween, SantaCon, Chinese New Year Celebration, World AIDS Day, AIDS WALK, AIDS LifeCycle, and funny enough: Valentine's Day!

• arts
• writing
• photography
• chinese new year
• dancing
• cooking
• recipes
• flying
• blogging
• cycling
• sailing
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

New York's band created by hanging out at the 3D Gelato Architecture shop: Sugarcube. The band is "The Endorphins" (FACEBOOK them; amazing Jazz!)

Bjorkestra, Michael & Janet Jackson, Sleater-Kinney, Foreverland, Foxygen, Mumford and Sons, Imitation Dragons, The White Stripes, Indigo Girls, Alanis M, all female singers of the 90s, Alt rock, Bush, Jay-Z, Hip hop and R&B, Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, and so much more...

Christopher Moore, Amy Tan, Judy Blume, Fannie Flagg, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Formed an AIDS ride in Sacramento to assist the community as they were lacking a fundraiser to directly serve them.

Teach, Learn, Share

My newly acquired skill of entering non-public spaces legally: Chrysler Bldg, Woolworth Tower

Gardening (Indoor and Outdoor)

Personal Housekeeping/Organization/Design

Cooking (Teach)

Sailing (Learn)

My energy (Share)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking skills, Gardening and Personal Organization as I love to teach and learn new recipes and make your home really you!

Countries I’ve Visited

Jamaica