Reading any/all things, developing and nurturing close friendships, daydreaming & trying to remember nightdreams, being professionally inspired (and frustrated) by teenagers, and having discussions over tea! coffee! beer! about the human experience and the effects that we all have as humans in bouncing off one another experientially are some of my most favorite.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is, conceptually, fascinating and exciting to me. It's breaking down a huge obstacle that keeps people from traveling - money. As well as keeping the benjamins from capitalist big hotels and creating/thickening on the ground social bonds. Couchsurfing is so simple, it can't work and yet... it does!

Interests

• feminism
• beyonce
• maps
• being outside
• queer theory
• zadie smith

Music, Movies, and Books

B00ks: On Beauty by Zadie Smith, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay, Tana French novels, Harry Potter when I want to feel right and true about the world again, about a bazillion more.

M0vies: Tangerine, Arrival, District 9, psychological thrillers, Pulp Fiction, Hurt Locker.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Backpacked, white water canoed, and camped through the Yukon for one month in 2014.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Talks about inter-sectional feminism, broad sociological trends, American politics, forest bathing, queer issues and queer identity, social change, the importance of multiculturalism, an abiding sense of adventure, active listening skills, and fascination with the human brain/the beautiful folly of love and relationships.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States