CURRENT MISSION

To connect, and to collect stories.

ABOUT ME

I am currently traveling in Europe retracing my family roots. I am a storyteller and artist, and travel to experience the stories I have heard so often.

I practice the 5Rhythms, a meditation practice through dance. I LOVE to dance, and feel the most happy and alive when moving to music.

I also am passionate about food, cooking, and eating. I love to eat and to cook. Cooking is an art form to me, a constant play of texture and color, flavor and problem solving. I will gladly cook for you! I also love what food does to people--it brings us together, around a common place, to share in something together. Food, and the table, is instant community.

I have worked as a receptionist for a chiropractor and acupuncture clinic, a cook, prep cook, theatre teacher, theatre director, storyteller, professional graphic designer, book illustrator, house cleaner, nanny, animal caretaker, and a farm hand.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe that it's all about connection: with ourselves, others, the Earth, the Divine. I believe that we're in a place of magnanimous global change, which (although scary at times) is the artist's most alluring medium. I believe that when following your passion with gentleness and humility, doors will open. Then it is time to say Yes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am currently traveling, and loving the magic of the unknown. When I get home I would be glad to meet up for a coffee or a tour of my sweet city.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I love to surf! I am always amazed by the people I meet and the stories shared! I am looking forward to hosting when back in the States.

Interests

cooking, eating, food, the food system, dancing, movement, bodies, health, writing, poetry, book making (I make my own journals), theatre, storytelling, storylistening, conversation, gardening, farming, hiking, botany, the Earth, people, families, friends, folk music, crafts.

• animals
• arts
• writing
• books
• poetry
• theater
• design
• graphic design
• coloring
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• baking
• meditation
• crafts
• gardening
• traveling
• animal care
• painting
• magic
• music
• folk music
• guitar
• hiking
• animation
• teaching
• history
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Garden State, Amelie, Babbett's Feast, The Triplets of Belleville
Books: Mary Oliver (author), Laurel's Kitchen, The Hero and the Crown, The Golden Compass trilogy, Narnia books
Music: Anything. I can dance to it all.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have climbed Mt. St. Helens twice--the first time when I was 13 years old.
I have written, directed, produced, and performed my own one-woman theater/stroytelling show.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach: cooking, book-making, somatics, writing, writing one's own story, theatre.

I can share: info about healing foods, somatics knowledge and exercises, my story, an extensive English vocabulary, my cooking and baking skills.

I want to learn: ayurvedic medicine, how to play the banjo, how to play the guitar, plants and animals of a region, the German language, history through art, painting with oils, food systems of different countries.

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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