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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
@slate-hyacinthe
Member since 2018
Hey, I'm Slate. My friends would (probably) describe me as spontaneous, eclectic, musical, and goofy. I love to learn. Right now I am traveling the world through a research fellowship to discover community-based agroecology and ecovillages. I'm working on my Portuguese, French and yoga teaching. Every year I try to go on a backpacking trip, and I love to camp/be outside. Especially I love trekking and long-distance kayaking. I love deep talks, feeling open and comfortable to express ourselves, building meaningful relationships, dancing, being silly, and dreaming/singing/making music together.
Interested in Dancing
Interested in Hiking
Fluent in English
Learning Spanish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
Couchsurfing has opened up a whole world of potential friendships and adventures to me. I have met people that have changed my life! Through being a guest and hosting on Couchsurfing, I... - Spent a week in the French countryside with a sweet family and friends - Went on a Mediterranean mountain hike with people I just met - Made the best vegan nachos and snowboarded in Colorado - Saw a giant waterfall in Quebec - Went swimming and a sauna on a lake in winter - So much more! I just want to keep the love and gratitude going.
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies: letterboxd.com/coilsnake `~~ Current favorites are Stalker by Tarkovsky, La danza de la realidad by Jodorowsky, The Green Knight, Panique au Village, The Lighthouse… I love movies!!! Music ~~ Been really into Twee Pop lately. You can often find me listening to Animal Collective, Pavement, Bjork, Alex G, Nina Simone, The Beach Boys, D'Angelo. Books ~~Currently reading all of James Baldwin’s published works, chronologically. Ice by Anna Kavan. It's a dystopian, experimental, surreal short novel written in the 60s. I also love Samuel Delaney.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I lived in a shipping container sculpture in an art museum in Belgium and worked at the museum.
Teach, Learn, Share
Can share vegan cooking! Yoga , ecology, history An excessive amount of knowledge about film. If you're a film buff, we'll have alot to talk about. I'm a music nerd. Tell me your favorite artists :)
What I Can Share With Hosts
One of my Couchsurfing traditions is that whenever I stay with someone, I cook a meal for them. It is a lovely tradition.
