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Overview

  • 13 references 10 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Arabic, French, Wolof
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant
  • Current: Graduate studies in Religion and Nature concentr...
  • From Eugene, OR, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

learning how to be an adultkid

ABOUT ME

A little shy but adventurous. I like to try to find the fun in every situation, experience new things, have my mind blown and submerge myself different cultures. I am traveling with my huband Gareth who spent six years before we started traveling as an anti war and environmental activist. He loves film and animals.

PHILOSOPHY

"In wildness is the preservation of the world"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have surfed and hosted surfers and find it an amazing way to share culture and to explore places from different perspectives.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfing, hosting, meet ups. All wonderful and positive!

Interests

I like music, especially if its live and loud -but also all kinds. I like cooking and dinner parties. I'm really good at making curry. I studied comparative religion in college and think peoples religious beliefs are beautiful and fascinating. DIY is important to me and I especially enjoying sewing. Biking is a big part of my life when I'm not traveling. Not serious biking just getting from place to place. I play the fiddle a bit and I think traditional music is the most fun to play.

  • animals
  • culture
  • diy
  • cooking
  • traveling
  • music
  • camping
  • biking
  • environmentalism
  • whitewater kayaking
  • religious studies
  • environmental protection

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I don't know where to start...
Movies: Star Wars, Wes Anderson, Hook, Not horror...
TV: Arrested Development, Futurama, It's Always Sunny, Twin Peaks, Game of Thrones...
Books: Vonnegut, Murakami, Robbins, Dune, Miller, Kerouac, Orwell.....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being in Touba, the holy city of Senegal, I generally love visiting religiously significant places.
Hitch hiking across Europe. Bar tending in Cambodia. Living in China and teaching little people!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach a little fiddle, some good rapper jokes. I learn about people and share ideas about all kinds of things. I'll talk your head off about religion and nautre if you get me started.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Tea, ideas, I can cook for you if you'd like!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Senegal, United States

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