I go by either Sarah Kate or SK and generally I am trying to open myself to the beautifully random happenstances that sprout when you let go of set expectations. I cherish silliness, am ever-practicing patience, and I love to listen to the stories that bring light to a person's eyes. I studied human services, global justice and emergency medicine but currently work as a gardener. In my free time I bake, cook, craft, mend, hike, read, and sing in a choir. 🌈✨🌱

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To share in this adventure of life. Couchsurfing completely transforms one's experience of a place, and I've met some utterly lovely human beings via the magic tendrils of this network.

Interests

• arts
• singing
• human rights
• cooking
• reading
• crochet
• music
• hiking
• languages
• food
• tea
• storytelling
• social justice
• theatre
• buddhism
• activism
• wandering
• sewing
• choir
• weaving
• hugging trees
• grief

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS: A non-exhaustive list of some favourites would include The Wayfarer Series, A Psalm for the Wild Built, Braiding Sweetgrass, The Wild Edge of Sorrow, Legends and Lattes, The Raybearer Series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, , The Color Purple, Fahrenheit 451, Alice in Wonderland, anything by Thich Nhat Hanh

MOVIES/SHOWS: Anything in the Star Trek universe, Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who, Over the Garden Wall, The Owl House, She-Ra, Avatar the Last Airbender, Monty Python, The Carol Burnett Show, Singing in the Rain, The Princess Bride etc, etc, etc

MUSIC: I'm especially partial to folk, [world] blues, blues rock, jazz, The Wailin' Jennies, Tom Waits, Jacob Collier, Nina Simone, Benjamin Clementine, Queen, John Denver, The High Kings, Jeff Buckley, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Fela Kuti, B52s, Armand Amar, Buena Vista Social Club, Yo-Yo Ma.... I keep a perpetually growing list of music to listen to based on recommendations. I'd love to add your recs to the list!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked into mountains to rise above cold, oppressive smog and was greeted by the sun hanging in a [long unseen] blue sky and as it warmed the air around me I looked upon fog soup in the valley

What I Can Share with Hosts

A silly, never-ending, often unintentional rota of voices and accents, stories (both fictitious/fantastical or from experience), a cozy cooked meal, songs (let's share our voices!), and my open ears and heart. I like to sew and mend so if you've got any patches or projects I could try my hand at fixing them.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bosnia and Herzegovina, United States