CURRENT MISSION

"A ship in the harbour is safe, but that´s not what ships are built for."

ABOUT ME

I am from the incredible city of San Francisco, California, and currently live/work in Portland, Oregon.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can't currently host, but I would LOVE to meet travelers for a drink, coffee, or show you around town.

Interests

Beaches, tea and coffee in big mugs, growing things, printmaking, my cat, fires, good food, maps, hot sauce, dancing, short stories, fog, exploring, drugs n hugs, sea horses, summatime, cozy sweaters, cities, Neruda, outdoors, cooking, public transportation, This American Life, red wine, snuggling, traveling, hot pants.

• cats
• horses
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• red wine
• coffee
• sauna
• drinking
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• scuba diving
• cartography
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: jack johnson, lauryn hill, denison witmer, cake, the beatles, girl talk, cat power, counting crows, modest mouse, rachael yamagata, ugly casanovas, the decemberists, iron and wine, regina spektor, MIA, spoon, kanye, arcade fire, MC solaar, kings of leon, elis regina, kings of convenience, sia, kate bush, fionn regan, m.ward, matt costa, the waifs
Books: barbara kingsolver, the phantom tollbooth, the kite runner, everything is illuminated, sabrina ward harrison, the secret life of bees, sandra cisneros, one hundred years of solitude, huck finn, invisible cities, to the lighthouse, neruda, stegner, JD salinger's short stories
Movies: sweet november, a little princess, crash, the truman show, days in heaven, jason bourne, motorcycle diaries, amelie, roan inish, ferris beuler, eternal sunshine, the illusionist, ocean's eleven, run lola run, minority report, pan's labarynth, milk, planet earth, the fall

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of my fondest memories is diving with my little sisters into the frigid Pacific in Alaska when I was 14, then warming up in a sauna on the rocky beach.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Ireland, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States