CURRENT MISSION

Making friends and finding a community where ever I am.

ABOUT ME

I'm a student, activist, and artist from the US currently living and studying in Barcelona. Things I love include music, reading, film, eating, cooking, going to shows, traveling, drinking coffee.

PHILOSOPHY

Working for a more just and sustainable future while still having fun and loving the beautiful things in life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have an amazing house in Portland, OR, USA, but right now I am living in Barcelona, soon to be traveling around Europe, and then Argentina, so I am not in a position to host. I am new to CS, but I have traveled a lot in the past, and I always try to be a very grateful and considerate houseguest.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am new to this website, but I have hosted many guests and been a guest informally for many years. I love to act as a tour guide when friends visit, and I always appreciate and remember when others do the same for me.

Interests

Travel, cooking, eating, printmaking, photography, classic films, old country music, jazz and early rock and roll, going to the opera, going to see live music, bicycling, swimming, running, cooking, eating, social justice activism.

• photography
• cooking
• coffee
• running
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• country music
• jazz
• opera
• swimming
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Akira Kurosawa, Werner Herzog, Fellini, The Third Man, Ladri de Biciclette,On the Waterfront, Pickup on South Street, Midnight Train, Ghost Dog, Rififi, Battle of Algiers, The Lady Killers, Almodovar, City of God
Music: Old Motown, soul, jazz and R&B from the 1920s-60s, Iggy Pop, David Bowie. Ozzy, Joan Jett, Detroit Cobras, T. Rex, Soda Esterio, Chavela Vargas, Perez Prado, and lots more
Books: Días y noches del amor y la guerra por Eduardo Galeano, George Orwell, Malcolm X, Richard Wright, García Márquez, Rosario Castellanos, Toni Morrison, Steinbeck, Isabel Allende, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

So many things. Just ask me.

Teach, Learn, Share

There is so much to teach, learn, and share. I guess it all depends on what the moment warrants.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cuba, El Salvador, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Mexico, Palestine, Spain, United States