I'm a pretty passionate person. I like volunteering. I was in AmeriCorps for four years. I like dancing, reading, listening to podcasts, exploring and watching genre and crime tv shows. I also like to talk about gender dynamics and politics, the sharing economy and bucking social norms in general.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on a big west coast trip by myself for my birthday and even if I dont end staying the night, I'd love to meet some people.

Interests

Hmm, I listed some already but here goes:

the tv show Supernatural
hiking
learning about new cultures
most queer stuff
dancing
architecture

• architecture
• dancing
• politics
• reading
• tv
• podcasts
• hiking
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm a media buff, so this is hard. I go to the movies a lot, i read a lot, I listen to music likes its my job.

Some favorites right now for music:

Hozier
fallout Boy
Nickelcreek and anything Chris Thile does.
EDM including Avicii, most dubstep
Most 90s goth industrial

Favorite authors right now:

Anything by Octavia Butler
Lois McMaster Bujold
Laurell K Hamilton
Dean Koontz
a crap ton of fanfiction

Some favotfavorite movies

The Matrix trilogy (not just the first one)
The princess bride
Marvel Universe
Margin Call
so many more....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in an rv and camphosted for two years

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have a lot of knowledge about:

Gender stuff
Fringe and under represented communitities in general
interior construction skills esp, hanging drywall
how American is different from state to state
how to apply to government jobs
how to manage volunteers

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Ireland