Hi there fellow Couchsurfers!

I returned to the United States to help with caretaking my grandparents during the pandemic. Before that I had been living abroad during the past 15 years; in Spain, France, Austria and Korea.

I am an artist, trained in visual arts and environmental studies. I draw, paint, and work with ceramics. Most recently, I have been delving into performance art, singing and dancing. I do a lot of improvisational singing and storytelling. Many of my artworks are inspired by environmental issues.

I am dedicated to the spiritual path in a non-dogmatic way. I have been practicing yoga for twenty years. In 2018 I completed a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training with Satya Loka. I taught classes in-person up until the pandemic hit.

This past year in the US I took classes in anatomy, physiology, psychology and kinesiology. I will begin a 500 hour breath work facilitator online course in January!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'll be heading down to Oaxaca de Juarez to do a Workaway exchange for three months this Winter. I am planning on spending a week or two on the coast of Oaxaca before I begin the exchange and thought that Couchsurfing could be an excellent way to travel and get to know local people!

Interests

• singing
• yoga
• running
• swimming
• art
• dance
• joy

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
All the Light we Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje
Ceremony - Lesley Marmon Silko
The Night Watchman - Louise Erdrich
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage - Haruki Murakami

Movies:
Black Cat, White Cat - Emir Kusturica
In July - Fatih Akin
The Song of the Sea - Tomm Moore
My Neighbor Totoro - Hayao Miyazaki

Music:
ALL!!!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in the Mojave desert in Southern California for nine months to do desert tortoise habitat restoration with the Student Conservation Association on an AmeriCorps grant.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have extensive experience as a teacher: of English, yoga and art. I am happy to share these things with my host!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am an excellent organiser. Whatever space or place you might need organised I have a good touch for re-arranging things and decorating spaces in a harmonious way. I have experience painting/varnishing interior rooms, and can also paint murals.

I have edited documents in English for many years, and also have experience translating from French or Spanish to English.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, France, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, United States