CURRENT MISSION

to love, to see

ABOUT ME

grad student in masters of design, been in school for a really long time.... finishing in may... until then, www.alexandriajarvis.wordpress.comENFP - extroverted, intuitive, feeling, perceiving, Myers-Briggsone of four children , one older brother, two younger identical twin sistersinterested in working in participatory design. and starting an interdisciplanary practice with the best friend/partner who is taking a year for an americore community based design programhave a large family. everyone mostly lives in nc.

PHILOSOPHY

The world and the sense of self are emergent phenomena in an ongoing "becoming." Merleau-Ponty
what you believe about something affects what you seeif you want to do something, dont tell someone, but just do it insteadsometimes it is all a matter of perspectivemove around

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have been in Raleigh for a long while, would love to give advice and take people out if around the downtown area

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

have lots of friends who surf and host. surfed in rhode island. very fun. usually stay in hostels or with friends when i travel. can recommend some nice hostels in paris, italy, salzburg, etc.

兴趣

+ breaking+ contra+ swing+ accordion for fun+ making my bed in the morning+ radio+ rock climbing+ dark beers esp. chocolate stouts+ french press coffee+ grandma thelma stories+ new media+ tangible computing

• design
• chocolate
• beer
• coffee
• traveling
• rock climbing
• communications

音乐、电影和书籍

music-the other day i was noticing something funny about music...grad school: bossa nova & old school hip hopcollege years: hardcore/screamohigh school: anything not on the radiomiddle school: mix tapeselementary: oldiesbooks- count of monte cristo, john berger- ways of seeingmovies-saw the movie "smoke" recently and really liked itlove 30 rocklike foreign and fantasy movies

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

seenmy sister got stuck in a chair when we were little, how is that possible? we laughed a lotdoneheadspins. i was surprised. 

教，学，和分享

We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.CEASER CHAVEZ  
 
 

我游览过的国家

Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United States

我居住过的国家

United States