I just finished a master's degree in folkloristics and applied heritage and now I'm traveling mostly for internships and just to meet amazing people!

CURRENT MISSION
To love, learn, and explore

ABOUT ME
I am a creatively minded individual in constant motion. I love music, art, good food, reading, and a good adventure. I find great solitude out in nature and spend warmer weather out in the sun hiking and exploring. I also enjoy organic agriculture.

PHILOSOPHY
I seek to explore the artistic nuances of everyday life and honor the remarkable beauty of simplicity. I am a quiet and reserved radical self-expressionist in constant (r)evolution.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to contribute to a community in which we can trust one another and have some fun along the way. I host folks when I can and have experienced remarkable hospitality as a couch surfer.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have hosted in Colorado and surfed in Canada and through Europe. I would love to make some more couch surfer friends!

Interests

I like to smile. I also enjoy art, music, nature, hiking, hats, food/cooking, Japanese language/culture, traveling, spirituality, sustainable organic farming, being in or near water/rivers/oceans, and I can never resist a good adventure!

• arts
• culture
• poetry
• singing
• folklore
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• reading
• traveling
• music
• folk music
• guitar
• violin
• hiking
• agriculture
• anthropology
• cultural studies
• rivers
• folk dance
• heritage
• cultural heritage
• viola

Music, Movies, and Books

Malefescent, Frida, I ♥ Huckabees, Amiele, Fifth Element, Harry Potter, Avartar the Last Air Bender, Avatar Korra, documentaries

Music in languages other than English, folk music, Japanese, Hindi, Punjabi, Klezmer, Balkan, and most anything with a good beat. Some of my favorites are Shiina Ringo, Utada Hikaru, Malice Mizer, MIA, Ali Project, Hatsune Miku, Panjabi MC, Kajiura Yuki, Detektivbyrån, Tete, and Yann Tiersen.

I enjoy academic books; cultural anthropology and history. I also like practical DIY books and art compilations.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been honored by the opportunity to take part in Ameri-Corps and worked with youth teaching non-violent conflict resolution modeled after Nobel Peace Prize winners.

Every time I travel I see, experience, and grow. I've roadtripped around the US and up into Canada for 2 months. I spent 10 days in Palestine/Israel. For 3 weeks I traveled around Japan. I have lived in northern France and traveled around Europe.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know basics about music, guitar, singing, and violin/viola. I love cooking, and sharing recipes. I know some basic Japanese. I'm into academics and have studied, genders/sexualities, cultural anthropology, social justice, and indigenous issues.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to cook you a meal, teach you some Japanese, ancient Hebrew, have a music jam, share some poetry, and become good friends. I would also love to host you some day and show you around my home Colorado!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Japan, United States