CURRENT MISSION

finding my way and finding myself

ABOUT ME

Le vent se lève! The wind rises. I was born in Florida, went to school in Missouri, took a job in Montana, and now I'm moving to Pennsylvania. I've picked up the gentility of the south, the kindness of the Midwest and the edge of the Montana mountains. I love everyone. I am caring. I am curious. And I have a lot of life left to live.

PHILOSOPHY

"What makes the desert beautiful," says the little prince, "is that somewhere it hides a well." - The Little Prince

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have couchsurfed in Kansas City, Pittsburgh, and other places across the country. It's the best grassroots sleeping service.

Interests

My beautiful bike, playing instruments, genuine happiness, friends, laughter, news, dancing, rain and cloudy days, listening to old Gershwin records, climbing, audio books.

• books
• dancing
• news
• cycling
• rock climbing
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music right now: Beach House, Tennis, Weeknd, Morning Benders, Nat King Cole's spanish album, Arabic pop, Black Keys. Movies: The Painted Veil, There Will Be Blood, A Very Long Engagement, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, old ones, musical ones, French ones. Books: The Things They Carried, Heart of Darkness, The Great Gatsby, Running in the Family, A Streetcar Named Desire (play...actually all of Tennessee Williams), Crime & Punishment, John Le Carre novels, etc. etc. etc. ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing the sun rise over the mountains in a Northern Thai village.

Teach, Learn, Share

“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.”
— William Shedd

Countries I’ve Visited

Italy, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States