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Overview

  • 5 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 41, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • Technical Writer
  • New York University - Art/Technology Master's; UCSB - Pol...
  • From Long Beach, CA, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Explore, Learn, Grow

ABOUT ME

Currently live in Brooklyn, NY. I do the New York artist hustle. I'm teaching a critical theory class at a DIY school called the School for Poetic Computation. I'm also doing an art residency at a wonderful place called Eyebeam Art & Technology Center.

PHILOSOPHY

I think that so much of society is trying to teach us to be scared of one another but actually I think most people are good and worth of trust. I'm interested in being a free person. And to treat others with respect and dignity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm happy to show people around Brooklyn.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've done more WWOOFing than couchsurfing, which is an awesome network of working on organic farms. I've also participated in warmshowers.com, which is like couch surfing but for bike tourists.

Interests

how algorithms are running everything around us, the importance of the air we breathe and water we drink. Being free to bike

  • arts
  • diy
  • running
  • drinking
  • technology
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • bungee jumping

Music, Movies, and Books

Alain Badiou, Simone de Beauvoir, Ursula K Le Guin, Annie Dillard

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Biked from New York City to Los Angeles, lived in a yurt in NC, bungee jumping in Thailand, traveled from Kazakhstan to Beijing by train, got stopped at the Swiss/Italian border because my friend didn't have a visa, led a trip to South Africa, led a bike trip for teenagers from Amsterdam to Paris, solo road trip around the states, staying at a monastery in Big Sur, biked by myself to Prince Edward Island

Teach, Learn, Share

Trust people! It makes the world better!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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