Hiking in Hell's Gate National Park outside of Nairobi, Kenya, the landscape that the Lion King was based on, fulfilled almost every one of my childhood dreams.

I speak Spanish and Italian (and, English, of course), for anyone who wants to chat/practice their language. I also just took up knitting, and can possibly teach something of that nature.

I love hiking and outdoor sports in general. My dog, Willow, is my one true love (although unfortunately, I don't currently live with him, he's back home). New hobby: knitting (I'm trying to get through my first pair of socks!). I pay far too much attention to movies, television and pop culture in general. I sometimes feel like a walking IMDB page. As a former teacher and current labor activist, I am passionate about public education and dismantling the systems that cause racial, social and gender inequality in our world.