ABOUT ME

I live and work in a soup kitchen in the South End neighborhood of Boston. This soup kitchen has been managed by a live-in intentional community since its founding in the 1960s. Together with my fellow community members, we cook, manage volunteers, care for the space, organize logistics, create a welcoming space, and get to know lots of people and their stories. The mission of this soup kitchen is not only to serve food, but to foster friendship-building across societal barriers and create community. Besides the soup kitchen, I am co-working intensively with a team of fellow community members as well as summer-employed teenagers to build and tend a farm on a half-acre of land in a nearby urban residential neighborhood. The mission of the urban farm is to grow vegetables for our soup kitchen, as well as for our nearby non-profit bakery cafe, which serves healthy, affordable food and employs formerly incarcerated women and men.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I think that CS is a fantastic means for people to give and receive hospitality, to meet people, and to get to know a place in a much deeper way.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Was once hosted by a CSer in Montreal and had a wonderful experience. I also couchsurfed once in Poughkeepsie and met some great people there as well.

Interests

Agriculture, especially in the city. Cooking for friends and loved ones. Peace (inner and outer), friendship, music, and building community. Biodynamic agriculture, Camphill communities, anthroposophy, religions, and spirituality. Singing, caring, laughing. Eating, dancing, herbs. Bread, cheese, bonfires. Hiking and spoken word poetry.

• poetry
• singing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• cheese
• beer
• coffee
• gardening
• socializing
• music
• spoken word
• hiking
• agriculture
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite music right now: Black Messiah by D'Angelo and the Vanguard

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My sister and I once walked 500 miles across northern Spain on the Camino de Santiago. That was amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

Gardening, cooking, singing/making music,

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, washing dishes, conversation over a beer or coffee, whichever you prefer.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, France, Germany, India, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, United States