CURRENT MISSION

To be someone who others remember; to forge deep connections; to be uninhibited

ABOUT ME

I'm friendly, free-spirited, quirky, creative, and brimming with wanderlust. I recently graduated from from Oberlin College in Ohio, USA with a double- degree in Creative Writing and Women's Studies. I am currently living in rural West Virginia, working as a community outreach and youth organizer at an amazing girl's empowerment organization and enjoying the opportunities for hiking, camping, canoeing, and natural medicine that the area has to offer. During my time at university, I was very involved in both the literary scene (I am a published writer in both serious and satirical genres) and the social justice activism scene, and particularly in the feminist community. I hope to continue both of these involvements in the future. I love meeting new people, getting lost, ghost stories, good books, whimsical humor, and meaningful conversations.

PHILOSOPHY

"You can't change other people and you can't change the world; you can only change yourself and the world must respond" -Diane Nash

Dlaczego jestem na Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have couchsurfed in Ireland, Scotland, Montreal and the Midwest and have also traveled a fair amount (and slept on a great deal of couches in the process). The couch surfing community has exposed me to so many great people; I couldn't have felt comfortable traveling alone without it!

Zainteresowania

Poetry, drawing, journalling, bluegrass music, captivating stories, camping, fermentation/ canning, backpacking, kayaking, kickboxing, feminism, meditation, community art projects, satire, ghosts, languages, traveling, playing with kids

• arts
• writing
• books
• poetry
• womens rights
• meditation
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• canoeing
• kayaking
• camping
• surfing
• rock climbing
• languages
• medicine

Muzyka, filmy i książki

Books: Beloved, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Everything is Illuminated, Diving into the Wreck (all poetry by Adrienne Rich), Wide Sargasso Sea, Country of my Skull, David Sedaris, Faulkner, Mary Oliver, Maya Angelou

Music: The Avett Brothers, Alabama Shakes, Dixie Chicks, Beyonce, Brandi Carlile, The Lumineers, The Civil Wars, Neko Case, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, P!nk, Arcade Fire, Azelea Banks, No Doubt

Jedna niesamowita rzecz, którą zrobiłem(-am)

Biked across America (from Charleston, SC to San Diego, CA thru the Deep South and the mojave desert); backpacked in rural india, survived a natural disaster while living off the grid in rural West Virginia; led a rock-climbing trip for 11 year old girls, had my face patted endearingly by Joe Biden; lived for four months in South Africa

Kraje, w których byłem(-am)

Austria, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Palestine, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom

Kraje, w których mieszkałem(-am)

South Africa, United States