I am a naturalist at heart, choosing to spend as much time as possible outside. I work at an Kindergarten - Middle School in Portland as a garden and cooking educator and am passionate about my work. I love to ride my bicycle, cook up delicious foods with friends, watch movies in the park, make zines, read graphic novels, snuggle with my cats, go to my friends homes for dinner, and love love love backpacking!

Some of the finest moments in my life have been connecting with new people while I am traveling or even walking around my city.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Some of the finest moments in my life have been connecting with new people while I am traveling or even while I am walking around my city. I love exploring and adventuring and sharing my city with new people

In the past I have relied on connections through friends or stays at hostels or camps for my accommodations while traveling, but I am excited to use this wonderful resource to broaden my travel experiences and also offer other folks the opportunity to stay at my home.

Interests

I am queer! I love my queer community. I am anti war/weapons/military/guns. I am pro love, peace, communication through conflict, compassion, empathy. I love to eat drink and be merry! I love learning new things recent new interests - tincture making, mushroom hunting, fermentation (kefir, miso, sauerkraut, kimchi)

• cats
• education
• cooking
• mexican food
• vegetarian
• gardening
• music
• piano
• hiking
• backpacking
• swimming
• gay
• travel
• nature
• biking
• queer
• love
• graphic novels
• oboe
• demilitarization

Music, Movies, and Books

Current favorite songs - no children by the mountain goats, September song by Willie Nelson, right where it belongs by nine inch nails, forever young by alphaville, back in time by Gillian Welch....could go on and on! I've been practicing my piano playing a lot lately and my soul is soaring!

Movies - hmmmm hard for me to pick...anything with a good plot, cinematography, and music

Books - graphic novels forever! Underwater welder, blankets, chicken with plums, Latino history 101, habibi,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I Started a farm and garden summer camp for kids! We spent all day outside getting dirty, playing, picking veggies, climbing trees, and hanging out with chickens. So beautiful!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - fermentation, canning, tincture making, growing fruits and veg

Learn - want to learn more ASL and become fluent in Spanish and also become a better piano player. Want to learn from other folks on whatever they want to share!

Share - knowledge, stories about experiences, info about my city

What I Can Share with Hosts

Knowledge, treats, stories, calm go with flow presence, opened to new experiences

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Israel, Mexico, Norway, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States