CURRENT MISSION

to travel, learn and soak it all in, beautiful, disturbing, magnificent, and give back

ABOUT ME

Just finished 2 years of AmeriCorps service in Juneau, Alaska. I am traveling, wwofing, cycling and in yoga trainings throughout this year.

PHILOSOPHY

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."

Learning, growing, exploring, traveling, eating good foods, compassion, sustainability, awareness, being present in each moment, all are things I value greatly :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted surfers in Juneau but am now traveling.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couchsurfed in Portland and and Oregon's coast and in Anchorage. I have hosted in Juneau.

Interests

Cycling, yoga, story telling, philosophy, literature, conflict resolution/non-violent communication, mediation, French language and culture, volunteering, traveling, public transportation, hiking, nordic skiing, snowshoeing, living outdoors, conservation trail building, gender equality, swimming.

• culture
• literature
• yoga
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• skiing
• snowshoeing
• swimming
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Niel Gaiman (American Gods, Anansi Boys, Sandman, Good Omens, Neverwhere), Catcher in the Rye, Farenheit 451, Slaughterhous 5, In the Time of the Butterflies, Rant, Eastern Body Western Mind, Mountains Beyond Mountains, How to Be a Woman, The Yoga Sutras. . .

Music: Elliott Smith, Yann Tiersen, Radiohead, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Brandi Carlile, Old Crow Medicine Show, Of Montreal, Feist, Patrick Park, Rachel Kilgore The Dresden Dolls, Regina Spektor, Gillian Welch, Ok Go, Spoon, Flobots, Mason Jennings, Tim Minchin, Aqualung, Dessa, Bret Dennon. . .

Movies: Moonrise Kingdom, Sherlock Holmes (the newest one), The Dark Knight, Frost Nixon, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Amelie, Happiness, SLC Punk!, Eternal Sunshine, LOTR, The Producers, Walk the Line, The Prestige, . . .

T.V.: House, Dr. Who, Alias, Firefly, the Daily Show

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked the Chilkoot Trail (with the lovely Gabrielle from Australia -- who I met hosting through couchsurfing), biked from Haines, AK through the Yukon Territory into the interior of AK. Worked on the trail along Troublesome Creek in Denali State park for 40 days during the world flood in 30 years (while living backcountry). Attended Off the Mat and into the World training in California. Lived on a sailboat in a rainforest in Alaska for a winter. Woke up this morning and was healthy, happy and in San Francisco!

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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