Vaccinated!!

Creating a profile for the second time. I had a profile about a decade ago and hosted people in Portland Oregon. I actually moved back to Portland recently while switching careers from Social Work to Human Resources. This year I’ll be applying for remote jobs to travel and figure out what’s next.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

To meet people and get a feel for the community that exists in various places. I'm not sure if it's kosher to couch surf with a dog. haha, but he's more like a canine person than a dog really. His name is Wrigley and he's obsessed with insta.

ig: wrigleylanger

He's also almost completely hypoallergenic (very few people with dog allergies react to him as he is half poodle). He sheds very little (and he is super hilarious).

Interessen

I care a whole lot about social justice/humanitarian issues, i.e., prison reform, forced labor, voting rights and the Grand Challenges of Social Work https://grandchallengesforsocialwork.org/#the-challenges. Long time studier of the human brain.

I'm also into art, museums, brunch, and of course, hikes/dog parks/all things dogs.

• dogs
• writing
• human rights
• reading
• music
• history
• travel
• art
• spirituality
• social justice
• research
• fair trade
• small business
• snow boarding
• self care
• social corporate responsibility

Musik, Filme und Bücher

music
i love almost all genres. some top favorites over the years are hope sandoval, erlend øye, morrissey, choir boy, cocteau twins, slowdive, leonard cohen, stone roses, pulp, elliott smith, qveen herby, yeah yeah yeahs, and amalia rodriguez. cambodian and turkish psychedelic rock have pretty much been a constant.

podcasts
hidden brain
psychic stories

movies
true romance, mars attacks!, best in show, house of yes

books
auto/biographies, history, anything david sedaris

tv
what we do in the shadows

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

I was a foster parent from 2012 to 2015 for a boy who had severe emotional disorders stemming from very early childhood abuse. It was the most intense thing I've ever done.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I spend most of my waking hours teaching and/or learning (about anything and everything). Subject matter is almost always TBD.

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

Silliness, sincerity, and meals! I love to cook for people.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

United States