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Overview

  • 14 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja, Spanish
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • collecting people, places, adventures
  • psychology, history, anthro, africana studies
  • From San Jose, CA
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About Me

Learning new things every day. Sometimes I seek them out; sometimes they find me.

I work with nonprofits and in learning & development. Currently helping transform the way people work by changing the way they think, feel, and behave, at a growing startup in NYC.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've surfed on three continents and hosted dozens of visitors, mostly while living in Zambia for two years. I love meeting new people and sharing insights on local food and sights.

I've become life-long friends with people via couchsurfing, and I'm so grateful. I love to give back to the community. I signed a lease prohibiting airbnb and hosting strangers -- but if I've met you in person (including through CS), I may be able to host you on your next trip to New York!

Interests

  • dining
  • cooking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • food
  • friends
  • film
  • learning
  • family

Music, Movies, and Books

the heart is a lonely hunter, 100 years of solitude, under the garden (and other graham greene), east of eden;

jens lekman, sam cooke, the supremes, django reinhardt, dolly parton, zambian dance music;

rififi, moonlight, city of god, lucia y el sexo, mr. smith goes to washington, cool hand luke

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Attended a king's funeral in Ghana.
Saw the largest overland mammal migration in the world: fruit bats in Southern Africa.
Sunrise over the Namibian dunes, from a hot air balloon.
Couchsurfing breakfast in Budapest, sharing stories about how our respective countries' histories shaped migration and ultimately our family values and work ethic.
Eloped, at NYC city hall: the same place my grandparents eloped 66 years earlier.

Teach, Learn, Share

Let's talk, cook, explore, learn from one another.

Countries I’ve Visited

Benin, Botswana, Cambodia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Malawi, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ghana, United States, Zambia

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