CURRENT MISSION

Figuring that out as I go along...though, seeing as I am not dead yet, my mission in life must not be over.

ABOUT ME

A native Wyomingite, I grew up in Saratoga and Worland, WY before attending Washington University in St Louis for art and art education. After 5 humid, but forming, years, I ran away back to the mountains to work as a paraprofessional in an elementary school in Laramie, WY. When I'm not quelling pre-pubescent rampages, I enjoy riding bicycles, finding treasures (and food) in dumpsters, drinking tea at my second home (Mike and Melissa's), charitable art-making, and looking around.

After two years back in Wyoming, I'm taking my next step. I will shortly be moving into Holy Family House--a Catholic Worker House of Hospitaliy in the Troost corridor of Kansas City, MO. There I will engage in an enterprise of radical Christianity--try to live out as holistically and tangibly as possible the gospel message of love and peace.

PHILOSOPHY

Simplify.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

To this date, I have only hosted in my home on a few occasions--my current residence is very small and not particularly conducive to hosting if privacy is a concern. But I have spent many an evening at my friends' home while they were hosting couch surfers. I enjoyed those experiences so much that I decided it was about time to create my own profile and open my own home. This past summer I was fortunate to be able to surf for the first time as I drove across the country, which only deepened my appreciation for the whole project.

...I've also done some unintentional couchsurfing (see Amazing Thing Done below)

Interests

gleaning, records, old things, toggles, NPR, decay, Mike and Melissa, sweaters, music, the rich variety and commonalities of different faith traditions, art, hanging out in the library, riding my bike, mountains, slacklining, meaningful conversation, the Catholic Worker movement, re-creation...

• arts
• education
• dining
• coffee
• drinking
• music
• cycling
• christian
• teaching
• history
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I find myself enjoying more and more music with an Americana bent - folk/bluegrass/country/blues

Movies: At the top of the list: Baraka. More generally: documentaries--especially when they're rented for free from the library.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have recently discovered that I occasionally sleepwalk--only twice that I know of. In the most recent occurrence I awoke to find myself lying on a couch in a strange apartment. Gradually realizing that this is not where I had initially fallen asleep, I quickly sneaked out the back door and climbed one floor up the fire escape to my friends' apartment where I was supposed to be sleeping.

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy hearing and learning from others' experiences and perspectives--especially when they're different from mine. Quality time spent in meaningful conversation (perhaps over a meal or a cup of tea or coffee) is probably the best way I can spend my time.

Trained as an artist and art teacher, I am fairly well versed in a broad range of artmaking. I also enjoy working with my hands on more practical projects--repairing, building, crafting.

I would like to learn more about food (new foods, food production...) and religious/faith traditions (history, traditions, perspectives, personal experiences...)

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Malawi, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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