Crafting my life, letting it crumble, then stepping back and living it.

I love to travel, to dance, to look at art, listen to music, read books and essays |
to look at music, listen to books and essays, read art |
&all the in-b-tweens.

"There's only one very good life, and that's the life you know you want, and you make it yourself." -- Diana Vreeland

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet peeps, to see places, to share the love & candids!

Interests

Poetry/Literature
Music, esp. Alt R&B, Folk, ElectroPop
Film
Contemporary & Pop Art
Photography
Hiking
Kayaking
Swimming
Yoga
Cats
Healthy Desserts

• cats
• dogs
• poetry
• street art
• photography
• cooking
• yoga
• kayaking
• art history
• gender studies
• dance
• theatre
• film
• contemporary dance
• dancehall
• movement

Music, Movies, and Books

Current Music
Sevdaliza, Seoul, Solange, Sylvan Esso, Erykah Badu, Sampa The Great, Noname, Twigs, Tame Impala, Salvador Sobral, Leo Ferre ...

Films
Frances Ha & Stranger Than Fiction & Fight Club & La Montaña Sagrada & Me and You and Everyone We Know & more ...

Books & Authors
Fitzgerald, Capote, McCarthy, Dickinson, Nietzsche, Judith Butler, John Bergen, & more ...

Art & Sculpture
One Hundred and Fifty Multicolored Marilyns - Andy Warhol
The Death of Seneca - Manuel Domínguez Sánchez
Pareche, El Bailador - Josep Tapiró i Baró
Doña Juana la Loca - Francisco Pradilla
Die berühmten Orden der Nacht - Anselm Kiefer
Number 7 - Jackson Pollock
Isabel II, velada - Mármol de Carrara

Movement & Performance Art
AyaBambi
Martha Rosler
Sidra Bell
Marina Abramovic
Crystal Pite
Pina Bausch

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach:
- English
- Basic Audio Manipulation
- Basic Photo Manipulation
- Various Movement Practices
- How to Bake The Best Southern Sweet Potato Casserole

I'd like to learn:
- Any Language, esp. French, Spanish, Japanese, or Arabic
- Any Movement Practice
- Any Cooking Technique or Dish
- Any Social or Critical Theory
- Anything!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Recipes & Dishes
Music | Films | Novels & Poetry
Movement Practices
Discussions on Various Social Theories & Criticism
Travel Experiences
Bone Marrow [ ... maybe]

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States