Hey Couchsurfers! My name is Sammie and I'm a multi-disciplinary artist living in Brooklyn, New York.

What I love
Good conversation, meeting new people, painting, going out, live music, museums, nature (especially oceans, mountains, jungles, and gardens), chilling on the beach, surfing, camping, dancing, exploring new cultures, nomadic lifestyles, collaborating and brainstorming, any art projects, photography, kids, animals, reading, learning, and trying new things.

What I do
I'm on track to study Human Rights Law and use art and policy to change the world for the better. At the moment, I am a volunteer for tutoring/street outreach organizations, I bartend, teach yoga, and I work at a media production company. (It takes a lot to live here!)

Philosophy
I believe in being kind and reducing your negative influence in the world. We can all waste less, smile more, and learn to enjoy sharing. My life is about giving what I can, and being grateful for what I am given. Creative expression and meaningful communication is at the core of my existence. You only get one life, so I'd like to make mine the best it can possibly be.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to give people the opportunity to stay in an awesome artistic home in Brooklyn and show them some of the culture I know and love about this place.

I also want to have the opportunity to travel on a budget and get an insider view to other cultures I'm interested in!

Interests

• animals
• arts
• culture
• concerts
• dancing
• beer
• painting
• music
• camping
• surfing
• beaches
• nature
• parties
• conversation
• exploring
• outdoors
• museums
• vegetarian cooking

Music, Movies, and Books

The Strokes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Sublime, Citizen Cope, Tame Impala, The Thrills, Yo La Tengo, Mac DeMarco, The Ramones, Radiohead, The Growlers, Wavves, Joy Division, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Clash, Lou Reed, The Clash, The Who, The Beach Boys, The Cure, Yes, Cheap Trick, The Animals, The Flaming Lips, Pink Floyd, Bjork, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Smashing Pumpkins, Sigur Ros, Metallica, The Kinks, The Velvet Underground

Dali, Bukowski, Woody Allen, Patti Smith, Hitchcock, Marina Ambramovic, Stanley Kubrick, Frida Kahlo, Alan Ginsberg, Wes Anderson, Virginia Woolf, Kandinsky, Gaudi, Egon Schiele, Klimt, Fellini

Clockwork Orange, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, To Kill a Mockingbird, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Women who Run with Wolves, Mulholland Drive, Just Kids, Pachinko, Pulp Fiction, The Secret Life of Salvador Dali, Walk through Walls, Helter Skelter, Fear of Flying, the Songs of Innocence and Experience, Beowulf, In Cold Blood, Lolita, Lord of the Flies, The Breakfast Club

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I got purposely kicked out of a sorority.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a giving person! I love cooking, long conversations, going on adventures, grabbing a beer and doing art and yoga with others. Working in bars means I have some pretty cool nightlife connections and friends in bars across the city and Brooklyn. If we get along, we can be long term friends!

Countries I’ve Visited

Barbados, Botswana, Costa Rica, France, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States