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Overview

  • 6 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese, Spanish
  • 30, Other
  • Member since 2012
  • Activist, writer, artist, performer
  • Grinnell College 2016, political science and art
  • From Lawrence, KS, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Practicing artist, organizer, anarchist, radical feminist, anti-racist, American Midwesterner. farming, natural homebuilding, earring making and informal journalism.

ABOUT ME
Second-hand clothing only. Passionate about art, politics, alternative economics and friendship.

PHILOSOPHY

书是随身携带的花园
"A book is a garden you can carry in your pocket."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I have a couch, I host people! Right now I'm in the UK going on adventures.

COUCH SURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted four women when I lived in Nebraska and I hope to host again when I have a home. I'm looking forward to meeting new people and making connections all over the world as I travel and learn. Many people have stayed with me and vice versa not through this website. I am always crashing with friends :) and going on adventures

Interests

Drawing, Studying Chinese, Climbing, Peeling things, playing trombone, Eating, Dreaming, Cooking, Making jewelry, Street food, Politics, Riding my bicycle, Breathing fresh air, Bees and other insects, Drinking good water, Laughing

  • books
  • street art
  • dining
  • cooking
  • gardening
  • clothing
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • jazz
  • opera
  • rock climbing
  • anarchism
  • street music

Music, Movies, and Books

House and electronica, major jazz nerd. I play trombone in a queer Mardi Gras brass band. Always read the book before you see the movie

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I performed a soprano aria from Handel's "Esther"

Teach, Learn, Share

I am rusty with my Mandarin Chinese and would love to speak w other learners and native speakers and talk about it

What I Can Share with Hosts

A love of place, energy for organizing and building relationships

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Slovenia, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Slovenia, Taiwan, United States

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