CURRENT MISSION

To learn about people, cultures and nature. Increase peace, love and happiness!

ABOUT ME

Friendly, creative, open minded, non-judgemental. I am an artist and lover of colours and nature.

PHILOSOPHY

I try to learn from every experience, good and bad. Animals, people, plants - all are our teachers and all have wisdom.

”If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." - Dalai Lama

Insta: something.everlasting

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet locals and have interesting experiences!

Interests

Meditation, languages, art, music, photography, films, food, nature, animals, travel, cultures, plant medicines.

Some people that inspire me: Vandana Shiva, Wangari Maathai, Naomi Wolf, Kat Harrison. Thich Nhat Hanh, Pema Chodron, Tenzin Palmo.

• animals
• arts
• culture
• photography
• dining
• meditation
• movies
• traveling
• music
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: Waking Life, I Heart Huckabees, Spirited Away, Detachment, Samsara

DIRECTORS: Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson, Jim Jarmusch

TV: Naruto, Peep Show, The Wire.

MUSIC: Erykah Badu, Selda, Mulatu Estatke, Oumou Sangare, Ravi Shankar, George Harrison, Elliott Smith, PJ Harvey, Björk, Portishead, Dirty Three, The Beatles, Neil Young, Morcheeba, Lauryn Hill, Akua Naru, Blonde Redhead, DJ Krush…

BOOKS: Catfish & Mandala, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, First they Killed my Father, Tracks, Even Silence Has an End...

Environmental books...

https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/11107095-alana-collins

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swum at night in bioluminescent water. So magical.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, France, India, Japan, Laos, Mexico, New Zealand, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Spain