Hi there! I love to ride my bike, read, talk politics, go on hilarious adventures, and dance dance dance. I'm originally from Portland, Oregon, but currently living and going to school in Worcester, Massachusetts. I enjoying learning about and discussing leftist politics and spend much of my time organizing around social justice issues. I'm most involved in the labor movement.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Love to travel and meet new people.

Interests

Dancing, learning, talking until late, bike touring and camping, "alternative" forms of travel (like hitchhiking), economic/environmental/racial/reproductive justice, reading, laughing.

• dancing
• cooking
• vegetarian
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• magic
• cycling
• camping
• languages
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

I love to read non-fiction. Particularly interested in lots of leftist history and theory. I also love independent media like zines. To name a few of my favorite:

Books: Sister Outsider, Feminism Is for Everybody, Next Stop Adventure, Off the Map

Bands: RVIVR, Porches, The Replacements, Pavement, X, Jawbreaker, Quasi, Kurt Vile, Yo La Tengo, Shellshag, Woody Guthrie, Hazel Dickens

Movies: Holy Motors, Mauvis Sang, Ida, Holy Mountain, Stranger Than Paradise

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Last summer, after an excruciatingly hot and long day on our bikes, a friend and I rode a single lane, gravel mountain pass paralleling Oregon's Mount Hood from dusk to midnight. We watched the mountain turn pink with the sunset, absorbing the magic of the near empty forest to reach our makeshift camp along a little creek right outside the nearest town. One of the most enchanting rides of my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

Would love to teach each other new languages, learn about your experiences, etc.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Teaching English
Conversations about politics, cycling, adventures
Cooking (I can teach you to make yogurt, brew quick and easy hard cider, and my favorite vegetarian sauces)
I love to cut hair!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Mexico, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States