CURRENT MISSION

Printing paper goods for the everyday

ABOUT ME

After graduation, I spent a year and a half living and working in Uganda for an NGO dedicated to educational development in the war-affected northern region. I moved back stateside to Philadelphia until I was able to depart for my next extended trip overseas: Russia. I spent five months around Moscow, exploring the city's emerging local food movement, studying the language, and assisting a great organization that bridges the gap between farm and table develop their English website. I documented (and will continue to document) my experiences with agriculture and food abroad through a personal website: www.thekolokol.com

My husband, Andrew, and I spent three months cycling in southern India last year. We lugged ourselves cross-country to Oregon so I could begin a master's program in Cultural Anthropology at Oregon State University. I returned to Russia in 2013 to conduct my ethnographic fieldwork. After finishing my degree, I moved to the stunning north Oregon Coast. I now teach as an adjunct instructor at the local community college as well as run a budding letterpress print studio, Taiga Press (www.taigapress.com).

PHILOSOPHY

Watch less, write more.
and
Support your local farmer!

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Every single CS experience has been incredible! I look forward to finally repaying the hospitality I have experienced by hosting surfers.

Interessen

The culture of the post-Soviet realm. Sustainable farming. Eating locally and seasonally. Preserving and pickling. Letterpress printmaking. Writing/Receiving handwritten letters. Studying cultures/People watching. Coffee. Short Stories. Cooking. Calligraphy. The art of David Hockney and Carson Ellis. Scouring design and food blogs for inspiration.

• arts
• culture
• writing
• design
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• running
• instructor
• cycling
• agriculture
• anthropology
• calligraphy

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Music: really enjoying Bon Iver, First Aid Kit, Fleet Foxes, Okkervil River, The Black Keys, and Mumford & Sons at the moment. Always into The Decemberists and Spoon.

Books: Currently reading "Bringing it to the Table" by Wendell Berry and "Skinny Legs and All" by Tom Robbins. Lover of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, anything by Michael Pollan and J.D. Salinger, the poems and prose of Sylvia Plath, and the essays of Wendell Berry.

Movies: Wes Anderson appreciator.

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Attended a 50,000 person strong protest of the December 4, 2011 parlimentary elections in Moscow. It was the largest collective civic response Russia has seen since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I can share stories and advice from my travels and experiences abroad. I want to learn more/explore the beautiful state I live in.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Poland, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Russian Federation, Switzerland, Uganda, United States

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