CURRENT MISSION

Collect and share stories. Collaborate. Build community.

ABOUT ME

I'm a radio documentary storyteller by training, but my work spills into the realm of writing/dance/video as well. Collaboration is at the center of my storytelling work. I love mentoring/working with/learning from youth and see this as an integral part of my work in the future. I want to give others the tools to tell their stories and the stories of their communities.

I recently returned to the USA from a year-long trip. I circumnavigated the globe via cargo ship, collecting stories along the trade routes. I'm now working on a collaborative documentary project with the digital cargo (sound/image/text/video) I gathered.

I am happiest when I am engaged with the world around me, experiencing it in a new way each day. It is easiest to do this when I'm traveling and in new places, but something I'm learning to do in familiar places too.

PHILOSOPHY

We are ALL learning ALL the time. We have so much to learn from and teach each other.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing and Hosting

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had great experiences surfing in the USA, Belgium, and China. I've met great people at CS meetups in Istanbul and Cairo. I look forward to hosting when I am stationary again.

One of my favorite couchsurfing experiences: My sister and I stayed with Jeanne in Albuquerque, NM and she took us out dancin', two-steppin' and west coast swing... we had a fantastic time.

Interests

Collaboration: Bringing people from different backgrounds and skill-sets to work together and cross-pollinate; It is rich and beautiful terrain.

Sound, Stories, Documentary Art, Learning to recognize plants, Theater of the Oppressed, Stop-motion photography, Random spontaneous bike rides, Getting lost on purpose in my own town

Building community. Connecting people who can support each other and connecting to people who can support mine. Potlucks, collaborative art projects, yes yes and yes.

Global shipping, All things cargo-ship related. Understanding the global economy and how we are connected to each other. Being accountable for that. Telling the stories of people who work behind the scenes to glue the globe together.

• arts
• writing
• theater
• photography
• documentaries
• dancing
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• surfing
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Frida, Fight Club, Remember the Titans

Books: The Tiger's Wife (Tea Obrecht), Stone Butch Blues (Leslie Feinberg), East of Eden (John Steinbeck)

Music: Jolie Holland, Pauline Oliveros, Radiohead, Avett Brothers, Lady Gaga, Steve Reich, Joanna Newsom, Dani Gershkoff, Led Zeppelin, Arcade Fire, etc.--the list is looong and varied

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing Volcano Pacaya with my sister in Guatemala and roasting multi-colored marshmallows over lava, in the same weekend that we stood on top of ancient Mayan temples looking over a jungle.

Teach, Learn, Share

Skills I can Share:

-audio recording/interviewing techniques
-sound editing
-Spanish
-radio stuff
-cooking
-making fermented foods (kimchee, yogurt, kombucha...)

Skills I Want to Learn:

-improve my technique on banjo and guitar
-teach me new songs!
-teach me new games? especially ones I can use with teens!
-new dance moves
-show me a new plant I don't know that grows in your place, especially if it is edible or medicinal

Let's make some music-- I would love to jam or improvise with whatever instruments or objects are lyin' around.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Cyprus, Egypt, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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