CURRENT MISSION

DO IT ALL

ABOUT ME

artistic
musical
on time
animated
creative
thankful
passionate
organized
thoughtful
straight to the point
but never forgetting to laugh at it all :)

PHILOSOPHY

give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. but if you teach a man to fish, he'll eat for a lifetime.

if you give a woman a fish, she will feed her family first and might possibly go hungry.

if you teach a woman to fish, she will feed her family, open a fish market, and build her community's economy until outside forces take away her fishing rights or pollute the lake.

if you help a woman buy the lake, she will feed her family, enlarge her fish market business, build her community's economy, and keep the lake environmentally clean and have something to pass on to future generations.

what are you up to today?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I cs'd my way to Munich and had a great time. Then I went to Berlin, and it rocked!!! On my way to Paris tonight, and CS holds it down!!!!

Also, I've recently figured out 8 components that are part of what makes my venture a happy one:

*Nature
*Art/Culture
*Relaxation
*Partay
*Local Food
*Live Music
*Something Athletic
*Adventure

I also add that friends (old and new) can make or break a trip. I love to travel solo, but there's gotta be some good folks at the end of my rainbow.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Well, enough has been said to describe it, so I'll jot down some thoughts on what I'd like to get out of it.....

* Some cool friends to hang with
* A clean place with some space
* A great JAZZ festival (if not possible, a cool live jazz set will definitely do!)
* Clear communication....if something's going wrong...let's chat, solve the problem, and have a good time

Interests

kayaking...performing arts...snowboarding...mission trips...fundraising for the arts...wine auctions...dancing...going out for brunch...sailing...

• fish
• arts
• culture
• performing arts
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• wine
• traveling
• music
• live music
• jazz
• fishing
• kayaking
• sailing
• snowboarding
• business
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz, Afro-Cuban, Soca

Movies-vanity fair, the color purple, alexander

Books -the game of life and how to play it

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

spent 3 months in Uganda....taught me servitude....and now i have to figure out how to make THAT a career!

Teach, Learn, Share

want to learn languages...beef up my Spanish and keep struggling with Italian / I love sharing skills collected in the nonprofit world / background is in arts administration, and would love to share what i know....hoping to get more out of nature

Countries I’ve Visited

Anguilla, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Martinique, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Martin (French part), Serbia, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Spain, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Italy, Uganda, United States

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