I am 29.
I am Queer as in lgbtq. I live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I grew up in a smallish town in northern Michigan located on Lake Superior.

I like spending time outside in nature, gardening, swimming, walking in the woods, traveling, cooking, hanging out with friends and family. I am interested in alternative education models, learning an alternative healing method called CranioSacral therapy and working on becoming a badass healer.

I am a vegetarian, but dont need any special treatment and i Can bring food for myself/to share with hosts.

I am easy-going, and can get along with all types of folks.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am couch surfing so that I can do a bit of traveling and meet some local people in the places I go. I want to meet new people, and see things "tourists" wouldn't maybe see. It is more interesting to spend time at someone's house among their friends and family, than to stay in a hotel and maybe not meet anyone. Also, I appreciate that couch surfing makes traveling more affordable.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Don't have any! But it's been recommended. Well actually I have met several people who were visiting as couch surfers and that's been good.

I have done a fair amount of traveling and have stayed with friends of friends, but not through couch surfing. I have lived in houses that are friendly to hosting travelers, and touring bands, so I have done my share of hosting in that way.

I've participated in the exchange of providing strangers with friendly places to stay, and trusted a stranger or two to give me a safe place to stay. I have hitch hiked and picked up hitch hikers. I like to foster the idea that if we share resources and take care of eachother, we will learn more and be stronger for it. And we can all save money in our travels.

Interests

• education
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• walking
• gardening
• traveling
• cycling
• camping
• surfing
• swimming
• teaching
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman, Abarat by Clive Barker, All the Wind Wracked Stars by Elizabeth Baer, The Telling by Ursula le Guin, The Children of Llyr by Evangeline Walton, Daughter of the Forrest by Juliet Marillier, Ireland: a graphic History by Morgan Llywellen & Micheal Scott, bell hooks, Octavia butler, Gwendolyn brooks, Mary oliver

movies&tv: But I'm a Cheerleader, We're the Best, Buffy the vampire slayer, bomb girls, etc...

Music: Sinead O'Connor, Rianna, Nikki Minaj, Black Sabbath, Dolly Parton, Nina Simone, Amy whinehouse, lots of different things, some punk, some slow metal. there are lots of local bands I like to see in Minneapolis such as False, Brute Heart, Collapse (from Detroit), and more...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went swimming with dolphins while I was camping on the beach in Hawaii

Also I have been getting around almost only by bike, through the incredibly cold winters of Minneapolis for the last 10 years.

Teach, Learn, Share

I could try to practice Cranio Sacral Therapy on you, even though I am just learning it. I will be taking a class on CranioSacral Therapy while I am in Ireland in June 2015. I can help with some bike maintenance, and teach some traditional farming methods. I know some herbalism of North American medicinal plants. And other things...

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook you vegetarian meals. I could help you with gardening. I can tell you stories about the places I have seen and the things I have learned. Make conversation etc...

I can clean up after myself and be respectful and appreciative of a hosts space and time.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Haiti, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Senegal, United States