CURRENT MISSION

Learning by teaching. Staying in touch with what it means to be human.

ABOUT ME

Oberlin grad, cooperative geek, and general pursuer of simple living. I love to travel and have lived/worked in 9 different states. Mostly stay in the U.S., though I am interested in doing more international travel/living as I grow older.

Living in Seattle, working as a middle school science teacher full-time. I love chatting education with folks on the inside, so hit me up if you want teacher talks

PHILOSOPHY

There is no such thing as the wrong decision, if it's done with good intentions and an open mind. Everyone begins with good intentions.

Perché sono iscritto su Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I traveled in summer 2009 through the CS network in Europe and Russia. I'd love to participate in their skillshare program, start hosting more States-side, and of course, keep surfing!

Interessi

An abridged list: birding and bird watching, bridge watching/building/history, Quakerism, paganism, queer theory/allyship, transgender theory/allyship, veganism, postmodern feminism, DIY culture and homesteading, political geography

I want to learn more about my relationship with my food and how to be a conscious, happy, and healthy eater.

I love being outdoors and hope to spend most of my professional life outside. I'm committed to environmental education in its diverse forms and am interested in understanding better the best role for an environmental perspective as a part of a fundamental education, both inside the classroom and out.

I'm passionate about economics and the tools it gives us for looking at the world, especially when taken outside the traditional Classical/Keynesian viewpoints. I'm terrified of advanced capitalism and want to be an effective and positive critic of the ways transnational corporations affect public space and active democracy.

I love reading and learning more about things I've never encountered before, and I really love to have a good time. I love to laugh and always want to have a smile on my face.

• birds
• culture
• poetry
• design
• photography
• diy
• dancing
• education
• womens rights
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• homesteading
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• piano
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• surfing
• scuba diving
• economics
• teaching
• geography
• history
• science

Una cosa incredibile che ho fatto

Staying up all night seeking truth and coming out on the edge of a cliff with osprey surrounding me, diving and fishing in the early morning sunrise

The Oakland-Bay Bridge

17 New England autumns... want to get back home someday soon

Insegna, impara, condividi

To share:

Banjo, bass, cello, guitar, and piano/keyboard playing; reading music
Effective and tasty vegan/vegetarian cooking
Modified consensus facilitation for cooperative settings
Contra dancing
General grandma skills (bridge playing, cooking something out of nothing, sewing, knitting, and crocheting stuff, especially recycled things...)
Palm reading, playing-card fortunes
Russian language
Trail-clearing
Child-taming, esp. for gender-variant people
How to ferment things without getting botulism
Economic theory

To learn:

Songwriting and poetry composition
Good photography
Jazz improvisation techniques
Web design
Driving a manual transmission
Biodiesel conversion/car care

Paesi che ho visitato

China, Russian Federation, Sweden, United States

Paesi in cui ho vissuto

United States

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