CURRENT MISSION

To see the world. To see myself. To love others. To love myself. To grow, create, and change.

ABOUT ME

Christian. Feminist. Social Justice Warrior. Musician, artist, poet, wandering mind. DIY record label executive. Struggles with the self, but keeps trying.

I like making people laugh.

“I am a lover without a lover. I am lovely and lonely and I belong deeply to myself.” Warsan Shire

PHILOSOPHY

"You cannot save people. You can only love them." Anaïs Nin

WWJD?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I currently live in a dorm, so I can't house anyone, but I'm always up for a coffee/tea date. I'm trying to travel more during school breaks, so I'll be looking to meet new people and gain interesting experiences through Couchsurfing. Once I move into my own place, I hope to return the favor by hosting others.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet!

Interests

Christianity, intersectional feminism, modern/contemporary art, music, poetry, DIY/punk culture, social and global justice, politics, eating good food, being goofy, constantly learning, trying new things. I currently run a small, DIY record label called quiet year records for punk/hardcore/lo-fi bands while I go to school for Social Justice and Communication Studies. I feel like I haven't seen enough of the world, so I'm trying to change that starting now.

• arts
• culture
• poetry
• singing
• contemporary art
• diy
• womens rights
• dining
• chocolate
• coffee
• running
• politics
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• christian

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Fight Club, Man On Wire, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Paris Je T'aime, Hard Candy, Amelie, Donnie Darko, Little Miss Sunshine, Rent, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Wristcutters: A Love Story, Goodwill Hunting, Spirited Away, Kill Bill, etc. Neon Genesis Evangelion forever and ever.

Music: Baths, Balam Acab, mewithoutYou, Tegan and Sara, Code Orange Kids, La Dispute, Fugazi, Ellie Goulding, TWIABP, Bright Eyes, Ingrid Michaelson, The Chariot, Girl Talk, Ricky Eat Acid, Purity Ring, Death Grips, Teen Suicide, Cerce, Listener, Brian Eno, Mogwai, Waxahatchee, The XX, Tigers Jaw, Brand New, the Front Bottoms, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, etc. etc. Tell me who you like and I'll make you a mix CD!

Books: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Fight Club, Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, The Little Prince, The Bell Jar, etc. I don't read nearly as much as I want to.

lots and lots of poetry: Anais Nin, Warsan Shire, Andrea Gibson, Sylvia Plath, Pablo Neruda, Charles Bukowski, Anne Sexton, Rebecca B.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watching a herd of elephants with their babies grazing by the Nile.
Put out a friend's very personal album on vinyl.
Hugging a friend after she survived (another) suicide attempt.
Looking into the eyes of a man in love.
Waking up in the morning.

Woops, that's more than one. Don't mean to brag!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to do a stick and poke tattoo or how to make amazing banana-chocolate chip pancakes! I can also play the piano, guitar, and I sing, so if you're interested in that I can try to help you out with that as well!

Countries I’ve Visited

Uganda

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States