I am from one big fat Irish family and that seems to infiltrate into every part of my life and I love every part about it! I grew up in the wine country and had a very country mouse childhood turned city mouse early adulthood with 3 different colleges and 7 different addresses that led me to my beloved Berkeley. I lived in Southern Spain, to hide from the inevitable future and made my way to New Orleans, Louisiana, with my partner in crime, my now husband Flynn. We recently boomeranged back to California's North Bay Area, but we continue to be constantly enthralled, challenged, inspired, saddened, motivated and moved every day.

PHILOSOPHY

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes 'Awww'"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to open my arms and door to whoever decides to travel in my neck of the woods to give them the time of their life while showing them the pieces of the city that have come to shape me. And I hope to find the same in my travels.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Meeting vagabonds for drinks is a great experience.

Interests

Live concerts, the burn in your arm after 1000 yards, hot tea, smoothies, burritos, orthopedic shoes, taco tuesday and margaritas at Park Chalet, September in Sonoma, a sunny day in San Francisco, sweatshirts, sweat pants, fuzzy socks, riding bikes without a destination, dreaming in Spanish, telling jokes in Spanish, picnics with wine, big dinner parties with family and friends, spending time with my brothers and realizing there is no where else I would rather be, baseball games, jam sessions with my dad, dancing with my mom, listening to an album for the first time, the feeling of relief after taking your heavy backpack off, keeping the notes my students write me, letter writing, bargain shopping, hiking in a damp forest, being out on a surf board away from the crowd and breakers, climbing the rocks at Pebble Beach, childrens books, poetry with a beat, walks through the vineyards when it is rainy, dancing so hard you are sore for days afterwards, karaoke, wildflowers, tofu, hummus and onion sandwiches, music and poetry night at Hoyt, learning to knit, unconditional love, having the only light be not by a simple switch, falling in love with a new city, conversations that last hours, dancing in the kitchen with my Flynn.

• writing
• books
• literature
• poetry
• concerts
• dancing
• dining
• wine
• partying
• drinking
• shopping
• traveling
• knitting
• music
• karaoke
• hiking
• backpacking
• baseball
• rock climbing
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Adventures in Babysitting, The Visitor, La Misma Luna, The Motorcycle Diaries, Whats Eating Gilbert Grape, Almost Famous, High Fidelity.
Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis, The 88s, ALO, Matt Costa, Ben Harper, Josh Ritter, Oasis, Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, Bob Dylan, Brandi Carlile, Allison Krauss, Tom Petty, Wllco, The Stone Foxes, the Faint, Buena Vista Social Club, Manu Chao, Radiohead, the Beatles
Lonely Planet, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Iola Leroy, The Marrow of Tradition, Dharma Bums, Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, Peter Pan, The Bell Jar (and other Plath poetry), The Things They Carried, Kindred, Their Eyes Were Watching God, The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, A Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing, Galapagos, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dreams for my Father, Under the Feet of Jesus, Much Ado About Nothing, Hot Flat and Crowded.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Blue Footed Boobies

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm really good at teaching little kids to float on their backs. Considering the population of 3 year olds on CS might be limiting, I can offer knowledge and love for music, literature, food and some KILLER dance moves. If I was to encounter someone with an equal love and appreciation for any or all of these things, we might just be a match made in CS heaven.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Spain, United States

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