I'm an environmental lawyer, living in the middle of San Francisco. I love playing folk music, running and exercising in various forms, reading poetry, hiking very long distances, and telling my stories. I also LOVE cooking, baking, and giving tours of my favorite secret places in San Francisco.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet new people and pay forward all the kindness I've encountered while traveling. I have traveled to several different countries now, including South Korea, France, Mexico, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Mongolia. In each of these places, I loved the authentic experiences that couchsurfing provided.

Interests

Hiking, writing, dancing, playing music, cats, classic literature, well structured legal arguments, poetry, politics, and traveling (of course!).

• pets
• cats
• writing
• literature
• poetry
• traveling
• music
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

If you stay with me, you may be subjected to my old-time country compilations, folk music, and rock and roll. As for movies, I love David Lynch, Larry Clark, and Lars von Trier. I try to read a bit every day...my favorite writers are Gabriel Garcia Marquez, James Salter, Raymond Carver, Lorrie Moore, Joseph Campbell, Phillip Levine, and William Matthews.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A couple years ago, I hiked about one hundred miles through Mongolia to the Russian border. It was one of the most remote hikes I've ever done, and one of the coldest!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, South Korea, Tanzania, Uganda

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, South Korea