MISSION: learn from strangers, build webs of meaning and connection

i'm laid-back and also serious. but who doesn't also love to laugh?
i hold my people close to my heart. they are varied, and i appreciate that. we are all dynamic--why hang around the same kind all the time?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

to participate in a community of people with diverse interests, personalities, and experiences but seem to share a general curiosity about humanity

Interests

• cats
• writing
• walking
• happy hour
• board games
• reading
• eating
• personal development
• porches

Music, Movies, and Books

this changes perennially and as i age.
music depends on mood. recent live shows i've enjoyed were antibalas with zap mama, spirit family reunion, arcade fire, shakey graves, and newport folk fests.
trending on my reading list is speculative fiction - octavia butler, margaret atwood, and all the non-fiction and academic stuff on constant

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

if you make sure to live, then

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Canada, England, France, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovenia