ABOUT ME

"I am a wandering girl/and my heart is full of longing." Anna Akhmatova

I just got back from backpacking in Europe after quitting my job in the alternative mental health field. I am driving from Michigan to Alaska, where I will be working for the summer on the Kenai Peninsula.

I also started a travel blog: native-traveler.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Some of my best memories traveling have been the conversations I've had and time I've spent with people I've met along the way. I Couchsurf because I am as interested in people as I am the places they inhabit. I want to practice hospitality and reciprocity as a host and as a guest.

Interests

Philosophy, people, culture, literature, agriculture, and apparently things that end in "ure."

• culture
• books
• literature
• education
• cooking
• traveling
• blogging
• backpacking
• agriculture
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

I like modern American folk music and classic rock, I generally read poetry and novels (all varieties), and the last movie I saw in theater's was Woody Allen's "Magic in the Moonlight"--it was okay.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've done a lot of interesting things for work: I've edited New York Times Best-selling books, toiled as an organic farmer, worked in the alternative mental health field, WWOOFed on a vineyard in Tuscany, and been a substitute special education teacher.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am not quite sure what this section means, but yes, yes, and yes!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation, cleanliness, and I can cook!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States