CURRENT MISSION

Exploring simplicity and essential needs for me. Learning about the complexities of others and how to encourage individuality and imagination. Communicate clearly and connect.

ABOUT ME

Certified Nurse Midwife, making a home out of a house, dreaming of a family, LGBTQIA+ loving.

PHILOSOPHY

Be kind and gentle. Be aware, breath deep, smile. No fear.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've had surfers and been a surfer and will continue to do such things for a long time to come.

Took a break from surfing from 2016-2021. Back at it now.

Interests

art, reading, nature, eating, painting, biking, cooking, birth, gardening, farming, building, learning, living in community, nonviolent communication, yogic practice, philosophy, mushroom foraging, bike riding and repairs, reproductive and social justice

• arts
• dancing
• cooking
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• magic
• cycling
• nursing

Music, Movies, and Books

magnolia, harold and maude, peace is every step, pride and prejudice, funkadelic, how to be an antiracist, clarity and connection, Octavia Butler...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

9 months travel in South america selling art on streets and cruising my motorcycle through the bolivian highlands.

Teach, Learn, Share

I learn from everyone I meet even in little bitty ways. I love traditional ways and hands-on crafting especially r/t self-sufficiency. Can we make art together? Dance? Cook? Garden? What enlivens your soul?

What I Can Share with Hosts

An open mind. Some skills: Bike repairs, I can cook for you or share chores- I love to weed! I absolutely adore weeding. I can teach you spoon carving or puppet making, contact improvization dance, do small house repairs or painting. I can diagnose sti's and treat them. I can provide reproductive, gynecologic and transgender healthcare. Teach Spanish or about pregnancy. I'll likely bring local foods to share, some hand-made material to show my gratitude. I think the best thing I can offer are my questions and curiousity for your "home" -- you are where you are for a reason. And in case you were feeling a tinge of complacency, I find it reinvigorates my love for home when a guest brings fresh perspective and interest in my community.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bolivia, Chile, Peru, United States