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Overview

  • 6 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 42, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Somatic Movement & Trauma Coach & Artist
  • No education listed
  • From Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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About Me

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and please awesome people of distant places I have a really lovely boyfriend and am only on here to meet awesome friends who want to travel, talk and explore! Do not host me if you are only interested in propositioning me. I do not take kindly to having my boundaries crossed. Thank you!
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CURRENT MISSION

Hello! I am excited to be traveling again after a short pause and delay. My current mission is meet and befriend people and take over the world! Well.. kind of..
I am actually really working to look around with open eyes and an open heart to begin to redefine my life. I think if i look hard enough I will understand myself better, what I need, what I want and how I want to live. Meeting all of you helps with this immensely- your perspectives, your laughter and your joys they make me remember myself and inspire me to grab my dreams.

I have a deep buring desire to take this whole world into my heart and know it as somewhere I love. How do I do this? City by city, heart by heart. Once I have met you, now I love you and I am more wise for that.

ABOUT ME

I am a colorful painting in shifting sands. Evolving and refusing to stay still in mediocrity. I would say I am an artist through and through and I change and change and change, The consistency that remains is the creative heart underneath that fuels my fire. I am everlastingly curious, interested, adventurous, and silly. I love to try new things and enjoy sharing these moments laughing with new friends.

Electronic music, dancing, movies, books, entrepreneurship and cultural exploration are some of my favorite topics. I also happen to love board games, cooking, and excercise. I study yoga, qi gong and meditation and i love working on new projects that make my mind think.

Life Goals
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Rode bike trips through and around countries of choice
Live in Europe
Sail the Mediterranean Sea
Visit Switzerland with my Mom and Sister
Own a Successfull international company
Great friends full of adventure and fun
Backpacking

Instagram @thebubseatworld

PHILOSOPHY

I live my life by choice. My choices create my world. Dont listen to all of that crap in your head, there is something deeper breathing you...build it and they will come. The inspiration is there , here and now. Youve got to be present to recieve it. Share it. Thats what friends are for. They help you inhabit your heart. So come out of that shell cause you can only succeed to the same height that you are willing to fall from...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Oh gosh, i just got here.. I would LOVE to offer spaces for people to come visit my bubble that I may learn and give and support.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I In Santa Cruz where I live and rent can be outragious, I have couchsurfed quite a bit before settling down in my current home. I always found it a way to meet people and learn things you would never know otherwise. Also a good way to improve manners, cleanly skills, and not accumulate too much stuff. I get to meet fabulous new people and every new home is like stepping into a world of its own. There are lessons everywhere to be integrated.

Interests

DANCING!, Hiphop, modern, ballet, partner dancing, yoga, qigong, meditation, green smoothies, fermented things in jars, listening, singing, watching good movies, playing music loudly, warm places, bubble baths and good books, cooking and sharing food, dance partys and late night whomp, early morning runs and romps, hiking, backpacking, climbing trees, beaches, phew....

  • fish
  • books
  • singing
  • dancing
  • ballet dancing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • raw food
  • yoga
  • running
  • meditation
  • movies
  • traveling
  • cars
  • socializing
  • music
  • cycling
  • fishing
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • surfing
  • rock climbing
  • swimming
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Electronic music, Deep House, Indie Electronic, Glitch Whomp Dub Hipstep, Classical, House Music, Dance music in general, sweet vocal melodies in the morning...

City of Lost Children and all Jeunet films, Nightmare Befre Christmas, Angela, Mirror Mask, largely unknown independant films..

Books.. fantasy, bigraphies, historical fiction, I like big books that last a long time. Preferably series. They last longer. The Little Price has been a favorite of mine for a long time. I really like reading books about places- Historical Fiction with a story involved. I recently read one called "Crazy Rich Asians" about Singapore back in the day:>

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Everyday. Every moment.

I saved two crabs who were tangled in a lobster net
I sat right next to a rock fish and didnt die
I got hit my two cars and am still breathing
I recoverd from anorexia
I asked someone to hold my hand when I felt sad
I stuck in through the tough times and felt more love than I ever had
I learned to accept myself
I learned to accept others

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking.. I love cooking, and uncooking- raw foods, green smoothies, mineral rich soups. I can show you or we can make food from your hometown.

Reiki and Soul Language - balance between allowing and facilitating healing experiences. You are your own healer.

Excersize Awareness - yoga, running, biking, swimming, nutrition...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, travel adventures, deep talks of the meaning of life, perspective, companionship, good food taste, laughter and respect.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, England, France, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Myanmar, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Switzerland, United States

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