Update Dec 2016: Recently rejuvenated my account after a while of inactivity due to not having the space for guests, but I'm back! Hence the low response rate, but do hit me up!

I'm all about seizing opportunities, experiencing life fully, embracing spontaneity, banishing normalcy, and creating beautiful things.
I work for a non-profit teaching STEAM workshops for k-8 kids and make art and music.

No homophobic/transphobic/racist/sexist/ableist/xenophobic bigots allowed in our house. We are also a vegan/vegetarian household :)
Prefer to host femme or queer folx, as our house is all femmes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I grew up in Montana, but have traveled a lot throughout my life (I have visited 46 states so far and Mexico twice) and will never stop traveling! I've had extended stays in the west coast (esp Seattle, Bay area, PDX), Maui, and Arizona, and relocated to Pittsburgh in 2015. I think traveling is one of the best ways to learn about the world and humanity, and also to discover yourself and your passions. There have been so many amazing people that have helped me and taught me things throughout my journeys, and I want to pass that on to other folks looking to explore and discover!

Interests

Art, Animals, Acrobatics, Accordion, Anarchism, Body Modification, Bicycling, Botany, Backpacking, Buddhism, Biology, Baking, Concerts, Crocheting, Chemistry, Cosmology, Consciousness, Camping, Cross-country skiing, Computers, Cooking, DIY ethics, Dumpster diving, Drawing, Doodling, Dreams, Dancing, Death, Documentaries, Drumming, Downhill Skiing, Environmental sciences, Ethics, Energy, Ecology, Fashion, Feminism, Food Not Bombs, Farming, Flying Kites, Film, Genetics, Gymnastics, Gender subversion, Graffiti, Guitar, Gardening, Hiking, Herbal medicine, Hulahooping, Hitchhiking, Harmonica, Improv, Indian Food, Languages, Literature, Metaphysics, Meteorology, Music, Mythology, Martial Arts, Meditation, Making Clothes, Nonmonogamy, Nature, Native American Culture, Neuroscience, Nutrition, Noises, Origami, Politics, Permaculture, Piano, Philosophy, Psychology, Piercing and Suspension, Poetry, Painting, Plants, Photography, Queerdom, Riding Trains, Reading, Rafting, Rock climbing, Sewing, Spelunking, Science, Satire, Social experiments, Snakes, Sound effects, Singing, Spanish, Sledding, Synthesis, Skateboarding, Swimming, Theoretical Physics, Thai Food, Theology, Theatre and Forensics, Traveling, Teaching, Technology, Veganism, Weightlifting, Writing, Yoga, Zines.

• arts
• diy
• vegan
• crafts
• technology
• reading
• painting
• drawing
• music
• punk music
• piano
• metal music
• hiking
• biology
• chemistry
• teaching
• science
• travel
• nature
• feminism
• bicycling
• vegan cooking

Music, Movies, and Books

classical, crust, doom, black metal, sludge, grind, death metal, thrash, punk, d beat, noise, hardcore, industrial, gothic, shoegaze, experimental, post metal, post punk, new wave, cold wave, folk, hip hop, electronic, jazz, etc etc

I love reading books, especially non-fiction, science, philosophy, folklore/mythology, occult, political sci-fi, psychology, computer science and technology related reading.

Some movies off the top of my head:
zardoz, american beauty, dark crystal, amelie, gummo, fight club, memento, metropolis, pan's labyrinth, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, delicatessen, 2001 a space odyssey, waking life, fear and loathing in las vegas, blade runner, the labrinth, princess bride, pulp fiction, princess mononoke, nausicaa, monty python, lord of the rings, felix the cat, matilda, alice in wonderland, star wars.

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States