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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 46, Female
  • Member since 2015
  • Teacher at Alternative School
  • Bachelor's in Social Work, University of Puget Sound
  • From OR, USA
  • Profile 55% complete

About Me

As an educator and advocate for youth, I've lived on the Texas-Mexico border for the past decade. Needing a change and an escape from the heat, I recently relocated to the mountains in beautiful Taos, New Mexico, and accepted a job as the education coordinator for a program that serves as an alternative to incarceration for 12-15 year olds. I love road trips, classic muscle cars (especially my 1976 El Camino), and vintage travel trailers and mobile homes. It also should be noted that I have what my friends refer to as "straydar" and am a magnet for stray dogs, children, ponies, etc. My toothless Chihuahua Earl, sweet little Lucy, and foster dog, Harry, are my current companions.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Road trips to out of the way places and the people I meet traveling beat any hotel any day, and I love offering a home away from home in my fabulous mid century mobile home to other nomads and wanderers.

Interests

In no particular order, I am interested in: Spartan trailers, sushi, dog rescue, the opportunity gap in our education system, El Caminos, sunshine and swimming, mid century decor, the Pacific Northwest, and coffee.

  • dogs
  • education
  • coffee
  • traveling
  • cars
  • swimming
  • teaching
  • road trips
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors: Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Robbins, Larry McMurtry, Russel Banks, Barbara Kingsolver, Hunter S. Thompson

Music: Fleetwood Mac, Wilco, Lucinda Williams

Movies: Lars and the Real Girl, Rabbit Proof Fence, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well, I drove my '76 El Camino from New Mexico to Deep South Texas to Oregon and back to New Mexico. By myself. With 4 tiny, scruffy, rescued dogs.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, El Salvador, England, Guatemala, Mexico, Scotland, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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