CURRENT MISSION

Unlearning Disney

ABOUT ME

Simone = slow talking/fast walking + thinker + creator + neurotic + distracted + Pisces + nice person + shy(sometimes) + crazy(sometimes) + hoarder (of rocks, postcards, mementos, earings, other pretty things) + feminist + cooking and eating

I am currently living in Montreal, doing an MA in Media Studies, and traveling around Poland and Lithuania rn.

PHILOSOPHY

Wherever you go, there you are.

Smash the hetero-patriarchy!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surfed couches when traveling in Europe a few summers ago and had incredible experiences - especially in Poland where I was hosted by some very generous and fun individuals, and in Berlin when I surfed under a picnic table on a beach (you can ask me for the whole story :).)

I also hosted some folks at my apartment(s) in Montreal, it was great fun but I ran out of time to host people :( .

Now I am traveling in Mexico and looking for hosts and people to hang out with!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

:)

Interests

I have many interests that are often changing...but here it goes:

I am really interested in activism of all kinds, but especially feminist and gender justice activism, and its intersections with other social justice issues. I think I have a been a feminist since before I knew the word, but really, it infuses all parts of my life.

I also love having deep meaningful conversations with people about relationships, emotions, ideas, bodies.

Watching movies, staring off into space, writing, singing, finding green areas to sit in, writing, reading novels, traveling.

• writing
• singing
• cooking
• picnic
• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• swimming
• beaches
• lakes

Music, Movies, and Books

Books/Authors: Too many too remember or put on a list, but very close to my heart are Simone de Beauvoire's The Second Sex, and most of Octavia Butler's work (and other feminist sci-fi authors, like Ursula Le Guin), feminist theory, literature...i love reading :)

Podcasts (I love radio too): This American Life, Against the Grain, community radio from Montreal - CKUT

Music: Lhasa, Ali Farca Toure, Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, Grimes, Janelle Monae, Solange, Nina Simone, Cat Power, Common, Alika y Nueva Alianza, Rae Spoon, Rokia Traore...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Organizing a feminist witch gathering in a public plaza in Guadalajara. Arde patriarchado! Arde!

And...swimming in lakes/ponds, going for hikes, calling owls in rural Quebec

Teach, Learn, Share

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Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Czech Republic, Mexico

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