CURRENT MISSION

To Experience. To Learn.

ABOUT ME

Loves include coffee, beer, wine, music, hiking, philosophy, abandoned buildings and discoveries. Former Peace Corps Volunteer, returned from West Africa and married my husband in 2013. We spent five months in India and Nepal with the WWOOF program. We are currently public middle school teachers in the city of Richmond. We have a daughter, Eleanor Joyce, who was born July 2017.

PHILOSOPHY

At one time we were stardust, sometime we will be dirt.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We love meeting new and interesting people. We also love showing people the city and discussing travel.

Interests

Postmodern poetics and theory, Social activism, Environmental justice, Education advocacy, Cartoons.

• wine
• beer
• coffee
• walking
• cartoons
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• camping
• history
• volunteering
• wwoof

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I accidentally ate a goat tooth.

Teach, Learn, Share

US History, American capitalism, Development theory.

What I Can Share with Hosts

While we loved our past experiences hosting, we have since moved and have a very young daughter. We are no longer available to host, but love to meet up with visitors who are interested in Richmond's unique history and cultural spaces.

Countries I’ve Visited

Benin, Burkina Faso, Canada, France, India, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Benin, United States