i recently moved to seattle from urbana, illinois. i'm still trying to figure things out post-grad. my free time is spent hiking, taking walks, drunk biking, reading, writing, thinking about plants and bees, cooking dinners, and watching movies.

i hope to go back to school to get my mfa in poetry.

my favorite job was working in a greenhouse, and i'd like to get more into farming/gardening. i work at a garden store now to make rent.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

meeting nice, interesting, friendly people. drinking whiskey on a porch in the country in tennessee. sleeping on a vegetable farm. coffee talks, nice walks. the idea of being able to talk to a stranger in a way that you can't talk to close friends. it's an exhilarating experience.

available to host in capitol hill neighborhood of seattle. my partner and i have a one bedroom apartment, with a pull out couch. guest must be okay with a cat and a dog.

i'm also looking to get to traveling more along the west coast, and would be looking for help along the way!

Interests

reading, writing, going on walks, painting, gardening, wine, crosswords, fireplaces, cats, libraries, art museums, other museums, exploring. browsing wikipedia for hours on end. writing letters to people and getting letters in the mail. going to see movies. thinking about history, poetry, philosophy.

really want to get knowledgable about identifying wild flowers and birds.

• cats
• dogs
• birds
• arts
• writing
• poetry
• cooking
• wine
• coffee
• drinking
• gardening
• flowers
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• cycling
• hiking
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

i am mostly interested in poetry and read a lot of poets--frank stanford being a favorite of mine. i read books from time to time--a favorite probably being franny and zooey. it's always hard to choose.

movies--richard linklater, ingmar bergman, noah baumbach, jean luc godard...whatever

i groove to simon and garfunkle, joanie, neil young, belle and sebastian, and camera obscura, mostly.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

growing up.
packing my life up in a tiny volvo and moving across the country with my partner and our cat.

Teach, Learn, Share

make stencils. play the flute. home garden. let's share our favorite poems.

What I Can Share with Hosts

i can teach you a lot about houseplants and i'll bring the wine!

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States