CURRENT MISSION

To still see the world with the openness of a traveler, even though I now return to the same home every night.

ABOUT ME

I am a runner, a knitter, a baker and a radio reporter for the NPR affiliate in Phoenix. I love to travel and first came across couch surfing a few years back when I journeyed across the US and Canada in a vintage trailer by myself. I met tons of great, generous people, and now I want to give back by letting travelers stay at my place in Arizona.

PHILOSOPHY

I just want to be awake and be myself, and I love it when I meet others who feel the same. I think everything we do matters.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I try to be as involved as possible, couch surfing when I travel and letting others couch surf with me. I'm really excited to finally have a place that works well for CS, and I look forward to being part of CS even more in the future.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

About four years ago, I parked my trailer outside Kerri-Anne Wilkins' house in London, Ontario. She is a sweetheart, and I enjoyed her company immensely. In the years since, CS has taken me through Quebec, New York, New Jersey and North Carolina, to name a few.

Interests

Movies (Harold and Maude, specifically), running, photography, writing, baking, knitting, painting, music, community radio.

• writing
• photography
• baking
• running
• clothing
• movies
• traveling
• knitting
• painting
• music
• surfing
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Harold and Maude, The Graduate, Off the Map, Breakfast on Pluto, Living Out Loud, Strangers with Candy, Once, Amélie, so many more.

Music: Bonnie Prince Billy, The New Year, The Wedding Present, Cat Power, Hefner,

Books: Anything by John Steinbeck, Dan Savage, David Rakoff or David Sedaris

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was 9, I traveled around the US with my parents and brother for two years.

Teach, Learn, Share

I will be happy to teach anyone to learn how to knit and/or play cribbage.

I would love to learn how to mend my own clothes.