CURRENT MISSION

to get out of the united states for as long as possible.

ABOUT ME

I grew up in Chicago and have lived her most of my life. I am a Chicagoan to the core. I love my beautiful city and all its neighborhoods, shady politics, delicious hot dogs, beautiful architecture, etc. That being said, I come from a family of travelers and have always been interested in traveling and/or living in other places.

I'm quitting my job at the end of january and going to mexico! first to work at C.A.S.A. - and organization that has maternity hospital, midwifery school and peer education programs. and then off to mexico city....to do what i'm not exactly sure, but i'll have to figure that out when i get there.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i haven't couch surfed yet.

Interests

eating, cooking and photographing food, women's health- specifically reproductive health issues, large cities, printmaking, making lists, music, going for very long walks, traveling, social justice, collecting things such as records, postcards & photo booth pictures, etc.....

• dogs
• architecture
• education
• dining
• cooking
• politics
• traveling
• music
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

music: jorge ben, james brown, bill withers, de la soul, d'angelo, otis redding, curtis mayfield, minnie riperton, tim maia, marvin gaye, j dilla, lee morgan, cannonball adderley, pete rock, madlib, sly & the family stone, etc....

books: the savage detectives, extremely close incredibly loud, 100 years of solitude, interpreter of maladies, the stranger, the coast of chicago,

movies: the royal tenenbaums, american splendor, big trouble in little china, wattstax documentary

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, France, Germany, Ghana, Mexico, Spain, Togo, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Mexico, United States