Garden variety bread-baking queer dancer feminist interested in mental health and counseling, frequently found with her nose in a book, listening to music, taking a long walk, or doodling with watercolors.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've heard great things about traveling by couchsurfing, and I've always enjoyed visiting places more when I'm hanging out with locals.

Interests

• books
• indian food
• farmers' market
• dance
• social justice
• contact improvisation
• contemporary dance
• baking bread

Music, Movies, and Books

Ooooof, it's always hard to pick favorites, but I'll try:

Music -- Lianne La Havas, Lord Huron, Alt-J, Vampire Weekend, Bombay Bicycle Club, Simon and Garfunkel, Feist, Kishi Bashi

Movies -- Napoleon Dynamite, Pulp Fiction, Pan's Labyrinth, Mean Girls, The Princess Bride, Fargo

Books -- Tiny Beautiful Things, Interpreter of Maladies, Bel Canto, Who Fears Death, Parable of the Sower

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did martial arts for about eleven years, starting as a kid.

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking (vegetarian and otherwise..) and baking (namely bread and cookies and galettes and things), self-defense, yoga, making lanyards and friendship bracelets (you can tell I was a prodigious crafter at summer camp), Gender 101 (as part of my job at my college's Women's Center, I facilitated an interactive workshop about gender, covering everything from the difference between gender identity, gender expression, and sex, to looking at different frameworks to revolutionize the way we think about gender).

I'd love some help learning Dutch! That's the main goal right now.

What I Can Share with Hosts

All of the above! But really, I'd love to cook for you, wash your dishes, have dope conversations about social change and intersectional feminism, walk your dog, or feed your cats.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sri Lanka

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Netherlands, United States