CURRENT MISSION

to give back to fellow travelers the same courtesy and generosity i have received from them...

ABOUT ME

My name is Jenn. I'm a pretty laid-back girl.. friendly, easygoing, sometimes shy and sometimes super loud and silly. I aim to have respect for myself and others. I've been told I have the craziest laugh ever by many, many people.. and I love to laugh. I love music and dancing, whether its in a dance class or in a club. I'm imaginative and inquisitive, and also sometimes very serious and intense. Overall, I love getting to know people and discovering new things about myself and the world.

PHILOSOPHY

trust God, clean house, help others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surf and I show people around NYC and host people sometimes.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i met so many wonderful people in australia who were excited to show me around, talk to me about where they lived and their perspectives on life.. even just meeting people in bars or sitting on benches on the street was helpful and eye-opening. one woman who taught an african dance class in byron bay picked me up in her van and drove me to the class, as i didn't have a car and public transport wasn't available.. we ended up having some great conversations and intend to keep in touch. you never know who you will meet or what kinds of alliances you might make, what you might learn...

Interests

anti-violence activism, feminism, sexuality, queer politics, poetry writing, YOGA!, hiking, spirituality, makeup artistry, african dance, any kind of dance really, taking pictures, SINGING, learning from people, road trips, the midwest, new york city, beaches, nurturing myself, cultivating gratitude, public art, graphic novels, indigenous peoples' rights, music music music

• arts
• writing
• poetry
• singing
• dancing
• womens rights
• yoga
• clubbing
• politics
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• history
• road trips
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

music: ani difranco, M.I.A., mogwai, paramore, maria taylor, nick drake

books: eat pray love (gilbert), the god of small things (roy), middlesex (eugenides). starting to get into graphic novelists like ariel schrag, marjane satrapi.

movies: shortbus, forrest gump, amelie, searching for angela shelton. and SUPERBAD (i'm a huge judd apatow/seth rogen fan.)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

lived on a native american reservation in south dakota

Teach, Learn, Share

skills and stuff i have to share are: english fluency, makeup artistry, cartooning, knowledge of nyc, knowledge of native american history/current issues/spirituality.

i want to learn more about: yoga, doing a headstand, cartooning, how to play guitar, making zines, starting bands, graffiti/public art, people's conceptions of god/a higher power/fate/the universe.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Egypt, France, Greece, Guam, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

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