CURRENT MISSION

Teach For America - Mississippi Delta

ABOUT ME

I've just graduated from Washington State University and am fulfilling my dream of becoming a teacher as part of Teach for America in the Mississippi Delta, where I will either teach Spanish or Math (hopefully both).

PHILOSOPHY

Peace be the journey.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm always interested in hosting and meeting new people even though I am really inexperienced at surfing. Regardless, I've already had wonderful experiences and look forward to continuing that trend.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I just started, but I've surfed in South Dakota (Rapid City and Sioux Falls).

Interests

Occupying various administration buildings, and bowling.

• traveling
• surfing
• bowling
• teaching
• mathematics
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Apocalypse Now, Jackie Brown, Big Lebowski

Music: Fela Kuti, The Roots, Brightblack Morning Light

Books: Autobiography of Malcolm X, Revolutionary Suicide, Brave New World

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Exploring Teatro Trono in El Alto, Bolivia has to be one of my personal favorites. It's a community theatre started by orphans under some pretty spectacular circumstances.

Teach, Learn, Share

Having studied sociology in college, I'm always interested in getting a sense of who people are below the surface level, and how this fits in with the greater community we call planet earth. I would much rather see your favorite Ma and Pa diner, local dive bar, or secret hang out spot instead of the standard issue tourist traps. So perhaps the skill that I can contribute is storytelling, because I feel that I developed a keen sense of my social location by spending the first 20 years of my life in the community I was born in, but also traveling to other locations to see what else is out there.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Mexico, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States