CURRENT MISSION

play dominoes/eat jiffy cornbread

ABOUT ME

social worker in san francisco.

PHILOSOPHY

i spent many years trying to set myself apart, but lately, i've been revelling in what a cliche i am! it's absolutely liberating.

i've been having many revelations lately, i'm in the middle of what feels like a pretty huge transition, and i'm refining my values and re-prioritzing what i want to be doing with my life.
*little new revelation- all i need to be happy in life is to run in the morning and shake it (dance party) in the evening!

i would love to hear about any personal revolutions you've been going through lately, as well.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

something fundamentally important to me is involvement with and presence in my everyday world. i need to be actively involved with that which surrounds me or else life just gets depressing. whenever i've travelled and not couchsurfed, i've not felt like i truly experienced a place.
also, i love washing dishes and cleaning up after myself in general.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

all good experiences, both in the us and abroad! this community has made the world feel like a much smaller place, and i'm filled with gratitude to be able to meet such quality people so easily. that said, i also do quite a bit of informal couchsurfing, or just meeting folks along the way in regular life.

Interests

getting to know you

bike riding

biscuits

bizarre people

making postcards out of found objects/sending postcards

playing games!

traditional music

birth

very, very long walks

mediation

seeing art, creating art

quakerism

experiencing anything new

old people

public libraries

visiting churches with good gospel

moments of silence

dying with dignity

• arts
• dancing
• running
• socializing
• music
• cycling
• social work

Music, Movies, and Books

movies- "point break" with patrick swayze and keanu reeves (i'm kind of joking and kind of not), bizarre documentaries, silent movies set to live orchestras!

music- lately i've been getting into a lot of african bands, like birigwa and thomas mapfumo. and of course fela kuti. also stereolab, gospel, the talking heads, prince, tom ze, erik satie, prince buster, leadbelly, the smiths, biz markie, the cure, sly & the family stone, lee hazlewood, the modern lovers, alan lomax compilations, desmond dekker, taarab music, toy piano works, new order, moondog, funk compilations, ranchera music, arthur russell

books- always taking recommendations....have any?

artists- egon schiele, el anatsui, rauschenberg's combines (i would love to see or talk about art that you're into as well!)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

baby being born in el paso.

Teach, Learn, Share

i love meeting people with unconventional opinions and beliefs, whatever they may be. i enjoy makers, as i am not naturally one. i enjoy dynamic people, people who have experienced a lot in their life, people who have had to really struggle to become themselves.

i could teach you spanish, i could help you plan a bike tour (or we could do one together!), i could tell you and thing or no about the strange land of texas, i could tell you about freeschooling.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Palestine, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Dominican Republic, Greece, Guatemala, Tanzania, United States

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