ABOUT ME

I'm a lifelong student who advocates for animals' rights to be free from torture and inhumane treatment. I practice a vegan lifestyle. I am dual certified to teach art and special education, and I'm an administrator at Southern Connecticut State University. I am a member of my local mycology club, and I forage primarily for mushrooms, ramps, autumn olives and wild raspberries.

PHILOSOPHY

I aim to reduce senseless suffering among human and nonhuman animals, alike.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couchsurfed across the United States from California to Connecticut. I traveled from Sacramento north to Seattle and as far south as Tucson, surfing the couches of many amazing people. I couchsurfed east through New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and back up the east coast. I have also enjoyed couchsurfing to places close-to-home including Cape Cod.

Interests

I love to make soups, participate in mutual aid, enjoy potluck dinners, play in river whirlpools, learn to live more sustainably, engage in lively debates, examine the past for learning purposes, dream of living in a geodesic dome with a porch, camp in relaxed settings, and listen to DemocracyNow.

• animals
• arts
• education
• potluck
• vegan
• camping
• teaching
• autism
• foraging
• greyhounds
• special education

Music, Movies, and Books

Ani DiFranco, David Rovics, Riot Folk, Nicole Reynolds, Portrait of the Artist, She's Come Undone, Animal Liberation, The Color Purple, Between the World and Me, The Life of David Gale, A Beautiful Mind

What I Can Share with Hosts

Direct access to the Farmington Canal greenway. A place to share ideas and rest between travels.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, England, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Israel, Mozambique, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, United Kingdom, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States