CURRENT MISSION

To live beyond surviving...

ABOUT ME

"Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends." Maya Angelou

I am a work in progress...

I identify as many things including: geek, lesbian, writer, student, sister, photographer, water lover, scooter rider, adventurer who is not delaying death but living life.

I have no particular diet I stick to. I eat meat, dairy, and gluten sometimes and not others. I love venturing out and trying new recipes :)

PHILOSOPHY

I live my life to be a change-maker.

I love looking at social justice issues and am starting to see that when I focus so heavily in this one area- I begin to feel alone and empty sometimes- therefore, I need to work on self-care and fun in order to create a happy and healthy balance.

I am a "try everything once" type.... I figure if I will regret not doing something, more than I could regret doing it- I'm in.

I believe everyone deserves to live their lives their way (without impeding others rights to do the same.)

I am learning how to give myself the same courtesy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I never have had a couch surfing experience like this site offers, but I spent many a teenage year homeless and couch surfing. It is nice to have it as an optional chosen experience this time round :p

Interests

roller-derby, trees, vegetarian recipes, cooking, singing in the shower, walking, movies, netflix, my cat, volunteering, studying, reading, intersectionality, anarchy, meeting new people, social justice, queer studies, feminist studies, random adventures, living

• cats
• writing
• singing
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• vegetarian
• dieting
• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• adventure races
• surfing
• gender studies
• hitchhiking
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Every book possible...

Fave authours: Maya Angelou, Wally Lamb, Kate Bornstein, Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood, to name a few :)

Movies- Anything but horror.... I get easily creeped out.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitch-hiking across Vancouver Island, to meet a father I didn't know, that I connected with via facebook...

Teach, Learn, Share

I am huge into gender studies and feminist theory.

I am comfortable in large groups as long as I have a placard in my hand... LOL! Way more introverted without one :)

I would love to learn about how others see life and their own personal journey's. Life fascinates me.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can show people around (via bus and foot)...

I can share in some awesome stories.

I can offer a good ear and some yummy food.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States