CURRENT MISSION

Learning, exploring, embracing, and absorbing as much as I can about the world around me.

ABOUT ME

I am a student at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania studying sociology with a concentration in gender studies.
I am currently spending a year abroad falling in love with other countries and cultures.
I spent the fall semester in the intriguing, complex incredible city of Madurai, South India. I am now studying, living and having a blast in the amazing city of Madrid, Spain.
I plan on continuing this incredible year with more travel adventures this summer around Spain, Portugal, France, and possibly some areas of the Middle East.

PHILOSOPHY

Being present with myself, others, feelings, ideas, and my surroundings.
I crave to be a part of something bigger than me.

´The eyes of the future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time´
Terry Tempest Williams

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I do not have a couch to offer up at this time as I am living with a host family in Madrid and will be travelling for most of the summmer but I hope that I will be able soon be both a surfer and host.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just getting surfing... but hopefully I will have a long career

Interests

being outside. living it up in Madrid. Spanish. farming. yoga. learning. cycling. wine and cheese picnics in the park. walking. observing. laying in fresh grass. Womyn. Activism. India!...getting back to India. being Progressive. living green. analyzing our insane society. art. taking pictures. crazy hats. making jewerly. protesting. riding my bike. peace. loving. laughing. having a soundtrack to life. collaging. travelling. reading. feminism. awesome friends and amazing conversations. camping. being outraged. eating organic fresh food. playing in the dirt. having fresh flowers. difference. finding new nalgene stickers. fair trade. movies on a rainy day. natural highs. road trips. my dogs Libby and Luna. sunshine. swimming. Leo's ice cream. Venezuela. an alternative to capitalism. social action.

• dogs
• arts
• beauty
• womens rights
• social action
• dining
• wine
• cheese
• yoga
• walking
• flowers
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• camping
• surfing
• swimming
• gender studies
• sociology
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

I love things that charge me, enthuse me, open my mind, move me and make an impact. My ears, eyes and mind are always eager and open to exploring new music, films, and books.
to name a few....
Ani DiFranco, Toni Childs, Sigur Ros, Lotus, Thievery Corporation, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dispatch, Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Lauryn Hill, Bob Dylan.
Blood Diamond, Crash, V for Vendetta, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Shrek, Six Feet Under.
Daughter of Earth, The God of Small Things, Ishmael, Womens Bodies Womens Wisdom, the Secret Life of the Bees, Female Chauvinist Pigs

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Studying, living, and travelling in South India this past fall was one of the most eye opening, amazing, irreplaceable experiences in my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

To love.
To be Loved.
To never forget your own insignificance.
To never get used to the unspeakable violence
And the vulgar disparity of life around you.
To seek joy in the saddest places.
To pursure beauty to its lair.
To never simplify what is complicated
Or complicate what is simple.
To repect strength, never power.
Above all, to watch.
To try and understand.
To never look away.
And never, never to forget.

-Arundhati Roy

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, France, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, India, Spain, United States