Hi, my name is Andrea & like too many others right now, I am struggling to make my way through this pandemic. I lost my main source of income in March of 2019 and wasn't able to replace it in time to prevent becoming unhoused back in February of this year-

Scary as that all was, a dear friend told me about a program that allowed me to trade skills I have (but don't always know how to monetize) for lodging & I got to go places I have always dreamed of seeing in the magnificent Pacific Northwest. Overall, it has truly been a soul feeding adventure rather than a sad story

But now my car, which is not quite paid off yet, has catastrophically broken down & without it, I don't know how I can get to these places to work & trade my labor for lodging and to be honest, a working vehicle is a measure of security I need as a single woman traveling with her dog

The repair, all told, will run about $2200 and I am asking for your help to get my Honda patched up and back on the road, so I can manage being unhoused with some dignity, while I figure out what's next. Ideally these funds would be raised in about a week, to keep me on schedule at my next location

I love to write & take pictures of nature & will be happy to thank you with either a poem or microfiction, if you leave me some kind of prompt, or I can share a digital photo you might use as wall paper on a device? I know there are folks out there who can help & who want to help, thanks to GoFundMe for the opportunity to reach you & thanks in advance for your help!