CURRENT MISSION

At the moment I am stationary with the odd weekend jaunt out of town

ABOUT ME

Hi, I'm Kathleen! I am a 23 year old student activist who likes to travel out of her own community now and then and to foster community and friendship other places too. This seems like a good place to connect with new peeps :D!

PHILOSOPHY

We can never fix an issue if we aren't willing to shut up and listen to those being affected by it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Right now just surfing, hopefully I shall be able to host soon. I'll bring snacks :D

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have only couch surfed on the couches of individuals who I had a mutual friend/acquaintance in common. They have all been good ones though and I have made friends which is really cool and I am excited to do this via online as it will connect me with people I wouldn't have been able to otherwise.

Interests

Listing interests seems so daunting. Can smashing oppression be one? I think that's pretty fitting.

• animals
• traveling
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

I feel as though this going to be a long one and make me seem super duper pretentious

Movies:
- Amelie
- Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Sunset Boulavard
- Sabrina
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- The Maltese Falcon (the one with Humphrey Bogart)
- Roman Holiday (notice the Audrey Hepburn trend)
- Breathless
- La Strada
- Bridesmaids
- Pan's Labyrinth

Books:
- The Harry Potter Series
- A Series of Unfortunate Events
- The Hunger Games Series
- The MaddAdam Series... and pretty much anything else by Margaret Atwood
- Cat's Cradle
- Lolita
- Pride and Prejudice
- Wuthering Heights
- The Rainbow
- The Kite Runner
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Music:
- Santigold
- The Strokes
- MIA
- A Tribe Called Quest
- The Velvet Underground
- David Bowie
- King Krule
- Cat Power
- James Blake
- Metric
- Etta James
- Oberhofer
- Aretha Franklin

SOOOOO many more I shall update the lisst as I think of more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I fought a bear once! ... Okay totally made up as a) respect the sentience of all animals making the prospect an awful one and b) the bear would obviously win. I have seen one in nature once though... I was in awe and terrified at the same time.

Teach, Learn, Share

I don't have a specific type. I feel even toxic individuals I have come in contact with have taught me something even if that is to notice certain red flags. I am constantly in a state of learning an becoming a better ally to those who need my support. Within the last few years I have had the privilege to meet many individuals who have imparted a lot of knowledge that have helped me for the better. Some of this knowledge has been little things like @keep to the left on escalators so people can pass you@ to big thinks