I love learning about people and what moves them. I have a travel itch that, despite various adventures, I just can't scratch.

PHILOSOPHY

be brave.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Right now, I'm unfortunately not able to host consistently. I worked for the Couchsurfing HQ for a couple months when I first moved to San Francisco. Great folks, greater mission.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

- during a roadtrip 'cross the US of A
- Sacramento
- Bariloche, Argentian

Interests

backpacking in damp woods, hammocks, cooking/baking and then hosting dinner parties to share my culinary creations, my family, other people's families, pushing my comfort zone and challenging my worldview

• cooking
• baking
• partying
• traveling
• backpacking

Music, Movies, and Books

favorite music at the moment: https://open.spotify.com/user/whitney.hofacker/playlist/3ou71rbLTsokNDYAddBoty

favorite books: Cloud Atlas, The Fifth Sacred Thing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of the most amazing experiences of humanity I have ever witnessed was in Nairobi, Kenya. We stayed with a Kenyan friend who lived in the outskirts of the largest slum in the city. They had a small room that was their entire home, concrete walls decorated with fabric scraps, a tin/cardboard roof, and 4 people lived here. I have never experienced such hospitality. They insisted we take the bed (they slept on the floor, and wouldn't budge despite our protest), cooked us meals that I knew were out of their price range, and showed us around the city the next day. We still talk to this family weekly, as they are probably the kindest folks I've ever met. They even named their 5th family member Whitney, after the American that stayed with them :)

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovenia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Tanzania, United States

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