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Overview

  • 5 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Bengali, Bangla, Bulgarian, Chinese, Danish, French, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
  • 53, Female
  • Member since 2013
  • Artist, Writer, Philosopher, Creative Visionary and Colla...
  • University Of Washington, Seattle, Washington
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Explorative studies in comparative holistic economies, alternative living platforms and creative collaborative formulations

ABOUT ME

I love experiencing life and living as a "beginner" always in awe and wonder-struck. So much to learn, experience and simply enjoy!

PHILOSOPHY

Eternal student, humble in sharing: we are all both student and teacher

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Appreciative of learning from others through experiencing their cultivation of "home"-life .. however that manifests
Love to connect with others in the spirit of good faith and a very positive outlook

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have enjoyed many home stays in many environments, am looking forward to experiencing this vehicle!

Interests

Music, film, stories, mythologies, nature, gardening, qi gong, wine making, beer making, kitchen alchemy, aesthetics, admiring others, sewing, cultural studies, arcane studies, permaculture, studies in communal endeavors, writing, creative explorations, singing, dancing, etc etcetera

  • writing
  • singing
  • beauty
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • wine
  • beer
  • meditation
  • gardening
  • music
  • cultural studies
  • teaching
  • vegetarian cooking
  • native plants
  • medicinal plants

Music, Movies, and Books

various Miyazaki films, Carné's Children of Paradise, The Neverending Story, Kurosawa, Passolini, Bergman, Godard..
Mozart's The Magic Flute....
So so many books.. like The Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Miracles everywhere .. everyday people full of enchantments
Gorgeous expressions of beauty and goodwill among so many

Teach, Learn, Share

Pretty open to connecting with others ..many opportunities for learning and sharing in often surprising ways

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Mexico, Sweden, United States

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