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Overview
About Me
Queers to the front! I live in Philadelphia, USA, usually spending winters in Mexico, often traveling solo, visiting friends, and making new ones along the way. When I'm not working remotely, I can get into some of the following:
- walking, hiking, exploring
- yoga, weightlifting, biking, swimming,
- dancing, especially to hip hop, afrobeat, house, vogue, Latin
- singing, harmonizing, playing ukulele poorly
- growing, harvesting, cooking food
- learning about language and culture
- discussing queerness, polyamory, sexuality, community
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
Couchsurfing has proven to be a wonderful tool in past travels, and I've had a bunch of great experiences. On this current trip to Barbados, I'll be arriving after a month in Mexico, and will be meeting folks arriving by sailboat from France. I'm hoping to get to know the island and culture, taste some Bajan food and drinks, enjoy the beaches, and dance, especially with other queer folks!
Interests
- culture
- dancing
- cooking
- coffee
- partying
- drinking
- thrifting
- traveling
- music
- jazz
- cycling
- hiking
- communications
- lgbt
- polyamory
Music, Movies, and Books
I used to be a professional jazz vocalist. These days I'm pretty into alternative R+B, but I like to dance to hip hop, afrobeat, Reggaeton, Latin, house/ ballroom/ vogue.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Hiking Arco del Tiempo in Chiapas Mexico was pretty unforgettable.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can share:
- hours of conversation, silence, and the awkward moments in between
- language exchange: English (native), Spanish (intermediate), Italian (basic)
- weightlifting basics: e.g. deadlift, back squat, barbell rows
- homesteading skills, powertools
- art/ craft: drawing, painting, printmaking, papermaking, sewing, natural dyeing, bookbinding
- web/ social media/ design
Countries I’ve Visited
Canada, England, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Scotland, Spain
Countries I’ve Lived In
Italy, Mexico
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