I'm from Florida, living in Madison, WI. Recently quit my academic job to get more fully involved in things I care about: namely, solidarity economies, cooperatives, collective ownership models, community wealth-building strategies, and other efforts to build a new community-oriented economy.

See my airbnb profile for reviews from previous hosts: https://www.airbnb.com/users/show/11947362

PHILOSOPHY

I'm something of an anarcha-feminist if I have to put a label on it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because airbnb contributes to rising rents, gentrification, and displacement! And gift economies are where it's at.

Interests

I love to dance and I love seeing community spaces and collective experiments for how to do things differently

• photography
• ballroom dancing
• cycling
• agriculture
• geography
• cooperative living
• spirituality
• dance
• social justice
• feminism
• veganism
• anarchism

Music, Movies, and Books

Books about urban politics, ecological sustainability, and activism.

Music like Animal Collective, Caribou, Neil Young, Yasiin Bey, OSHUN, SZA, Joey Bada$$, Bonobo, Emancipator, Lapalux, Mutual Benefit, La Luz, Bayonne... I also downloaded over 24 hrs of weird Christmas music in December....

Disclaimer: I don't spend a whole lot of time watching things so I can be sort of out of the loop regarding pop culture sometimes. I'd rather connect with real people most of the time. Most shows and movies just aren't good, let's be honest! I do like Twin Peaks and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine though.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

got married and divorced and defended a PhD dissertation before I turned 26

Teach, Learn, Share

Health, dance, martial arts, and yoga .

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook great vegan meals. Can also cut hair pretty well, though untrained.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States