ABOUT ME

Ink and imagination, curiosity and barefeet, words and wanderlust. Yep, and a noggin full of reveries.

A bit more for good measure: I believe in being gentle to each other and to our soil, in being kind foremost, and in the voice and value of a child; I believe in chins up and hearts on sleeves, in poetry and loud music, in communal meals, and the value of a community. I believe in being light as a feather swaying in the sweet Kentucky autumn wind and being serious about the things that count. But always and forever, I believe in the force of positive energy. It counts for everything.

PHILOSOPHY

Positive energy begets positive energy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Took a long hiatus to finish up my Bachelor's and travel about the globe for a bit, but I'm back in action! Just moved into a new place with a new roommate in Berkeley (just across the Bay from San Francisco), so still trying to get her warmed up to the idea of CS... So it's a "maybe" for the time being.

Meeting for drinks/coffee/hike/concert, I'm always ready to go!

Interests

SUNSHINE AND MOONSHINE, traveling, community, red river gorge, dancin', learnin' and thinkin', wildflowers, activizm, FOLK music, sewing/stenciling, writing letters i never give to people, writing letters i give to people, APPALACHIA, my backpack, scabs and scrap fabric, not getting poison ivy. food justice, beekeeping, feminism, n' hiking. health.

• writing
• poetry
• concerts
• womens rights
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• vegan
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• folk music
• hiking
• backpacking

Music, Movies, and Books

joni mitchell, father john misty, monsters of folk, alt-j, bon iver, fleetwood mac, ani difranco, avett brothers, my morning jacket, fleet foxes, blitzen trapper, iron & wine, will garrison, paul baribeau, jose gonzalez, daniel martin moore, ben sollee, MGMT, pinback, sufjan stevens, andrew bird, josh ritter, black keys, ra ra riot, alison kraus, led zeppelin, bob dylan, the tallest man on earth, the beatles, eddie veder, patty griffin, miles davis, louis armstrong, and BILLIE HOLIDAY. mmm.

i love words: poetry, a great novel, lyrics. anything that startles the tongue, unsettles the spirit.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rode through the Judean desert in the back of a tiny Toyota truck bed with a dozen other people at 60 miles an hour, weaving in and out of packs of camels, under the bluest skies and thickest bursts of laughter you've ever heard.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love this new little square, how cool.

Well, I can teach ya everything you ever wanted to know about my heartland, the bluegrass of Kentucky. I care to share in cooking vegan meals and stories, words, and heartsongs. And as of yet, I've never greeted a subject I haven't wanted to learn about, so let's have at it!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Palestine, Poland, Puerto Rico, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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