CURRENT MISSION

travel

ABOUT ME

I love to travel

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, well never mind, you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now, how much possibility was before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine. Don’t worry about the future or worry but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4 pm on some idle Tuesday. Do one thing everyday that scares you. Sing. Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts; Don’t put up with other people who are reckless with yours. Floss. Don’t waste your time on jealously, sometimes you ahead, sometimes your behind. The race is long, an in the end its only with yourself. Remember compliments you receive; forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this tell me how. Keep your old love letters-Throw away your old bank statements. Stretch. Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t. Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone. Maybe you’ll marry; Maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll have children; Maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll divorce at 40; Maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken at your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do don’t congratulate yourself to much of bright yourself either. You choices are ½ chance- so are everybody else’s. Enjoy you body, use it every way you can-Don’t be afraid of it-or what other people think of it; It’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own. Dance-even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room. Read the directions-even if you don’t follow them. Do not read beauty magazines they will only make you feel ugly. Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard.

Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

so far, unfortunally, none

Interests

travel, reading and photography

• singing
• photography
• beauty
• dancing
• running
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• fishing
• geography

Music, Movies, and Books

all..

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy