I am a native Michigander living in the scenic Hudson Valley of New York, where we love to hike, kayak, bike, swim, paddleboard, and sometimes stay inside with scrabble and a bottle of mediocre wine: all part of a balanced lifestyle.

In the work world, I am currently transitioning between managing a volunteer program for a large health-focused nonprofit and into a budding (pun!) career in horticulture and fine gardening.

I have a dark sense of humor.
I'm a straight-shooter.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would love to have meet-ups wherever I travel or welcome you to upstate NY. It's great to make new friends and even better to show new friends all the things I love about where I live.

Interests

Cooking!
Volunteering!
Outdoor adventuring!
Scrabble and Apples to Apples (Cards Against Humanity is played out... too many Nazi cards)
Live music
Weird dancing
Clothes shopping - vintage ($) and/or consignment ($) and/or contemporary boutique ($$$). I don't buy anything in between (malls uggghhh).
Food and Beverage - always up for new tastes!
Getting noisy
Chilling out

• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• gardening
• shopping
• clothing
• traveling
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• swimming
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Indie, eclectic, electric, boombastic alternative rock, college rock, 90s alt, 80's alt, a little hip hop, a little dance, a little open to a lot of music.

I'm not a big movie or TV watcher! I'll go for indie flicks or a few notable directors here and there. I like watching cooking shows (food porn).

Short stories, the news, the New Yorker, I just finished the Bell Jar (it's about time, right?), whatever fresh, interesting reads the internet has to offer.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm more used to being asked about "the worst thing you've ever done." I could tell you...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Mexico