CURRENT MISSION

Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly

ABOUT ME

American but grew up in Botswana and have spent a lot of time in Africa ever since. I need to increase my time on the other continents!

PHILOSOPHY

Love people. Work for social change. Have fun while doing it. Visit a lot of this amazing planet.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy meeting people when I travel--that's what it's about.

I'm hoping to host in the future but share my space right now so it's not usually possible.

Interests

Hiking and other opportunities to be in nature, music, food, the arts, activism, reading, independent film, cross-cultural experiences, travel, social justice

• arts
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• knitting
• music
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Sparrow, The God of Small Things, My Name is Asher Lev, West with the Night, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, anything by Annie Dillard, The Poisonwood Bible, Life of Pi, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Movies: O Brother Where Art Thou was a favorite movie for a long time. Others I enjoy: Tree of Life, Il Postino, Gran Torino, Water, Crash, Hotel Rwanda, Little Miss Sunshine, The Apostle, Breaking Away, Alfred Hitchcock, Nowhere in Africa

Music: my tastes are eclectic, everything from electronica to world music to folk to indy. Theivery Corporation, Mum, Damien Rice, Cat Power, Sufjan Stevens, Regina Spektor, Medeski Martin & Wood, The Avett Brothers, Josh Ritter, Pink Martini, St. Germain, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, jazz, Gillian Welch, John Butler Trio, Of Monsters and Men, Over the Rhine, The New Pornographers

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swam with whale sharks off the coast of Mozambique; Hiked in the Amazon and saw sea turtles lay their eggs in Suriname; Visited a hermit living in a cave in the mountains of Lebanon

Teach, Learn, Share

Happy to be an English partner, like to practice French, enjoy exploring with others

What I Can Share with Hosts

travel stories, curiosity, a drink, lots of respect, knitting tips, vegetarian cooking

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mozambique, Nepal, New Zealand, Palestine, Senegal, South Africa, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Botswana, Mali, Zambia