CURRENT MISSION

To spend my life creating beauty...

ABOUT ME

Artist. Gallery Owner. Acrobatic Yogi. Fire Spinner. Modern Dancer.Writer.Skydiver Photographer.

I was a photojournalist for the AP in Latin America/Asia covering tense political situations. I moved on to television news with ABC news In the States. I now have my art company in Austin working mainly with lobbies in commercial buildings.

I love to bike, rock climb/boulder, dance...be outside/moving or creating something.

PHILOSOPHY

We are One

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have met some of my dearest friends and formed some of my closest relationships with people I have met through CS.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've traveled the world extensively. I've slept in tree houses, cabanas, hammocks...you name it. I love travelers.

Interests

Photography. Painting. Writing.Modern Dance. Aerial dance. fire spinning. Art. Circus Arts. Acrobatic Yoga. Tribal Dance. Literature.
Public policy. Foreign diplomacy issues. architecture.All Sciences.Strange topics.Ecology.Love to Learn...interested in almost everything

• arts
• writing
• literature
• architecture
• photography
• beauty
• dancing
• yoga
• news
• painting
• bouldering
• cycling
• skydiving
• ecology
• public policy

Music, Movies, and Books

Rilke, Rumi, Gibran, chopin, Goethe, Brian Andreas. The Economist

Nina Simone, Micheal Franti. Ben Harper.Bic Runga and obscure independents.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm still here...and I am learning to be more reasonable :)

marandapleasant.blogspot.com

Teach, Learn, Share

I can trade/teach Acrobatic Yoga, Fire Spinning,modern dance/Improv moment.Street performing.I love creating impromptu photo shoots.

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