CURRENT MISSION

to be free, alert, and alive and to help others do the same with...my couch?

ABOUT ME

I travel to meet new people and new places and then think and write about them. Reading, farming, writing: my personal trinity.

PHILOSOPHY

Change is good.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surf when I can, host when I can, and tell everyone how awesome it is!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed twice in Italy and Spain, and my experience was wonderful! My hosts couldn't have been more different- or more amazing! The locals definitely can lend you the best itinerary.

Interests

Volunteerism, sustainable development, travel, women's lit, philanthropy, cooking, hiking, camping, geocaching!!!

• writing
• books
• womens rights
• philanthropy
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• camping

Music, Movies, and Books

The Scent of the Green Papaya, The Shins, The XX, White Noise, The Blind Assassin, Lolita, White Tiger, Brick Lane, anything by Haruki Murakami.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've lived on a mountain and farmed for two years. I've completed two AmeriCorps terms. I've read my journal entry on a NPR radio show. I've bathed an elephant. I've shared my lunch with monkeys at a temple. I've been blessed by a Buddhist monk. I've been attacked my a spider while playing the itsy bitsy spider for my nephew.

Teach, Learn, Share

Farming
Globalism and Literacy and their effects on National Identity
Volunteerism
Women in Southeast Asia
Feminism and Agrarianism
The Post-modern novel

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Thailand, United States