CURRENT MISSION

be the change you wish to see in the world

ABOUT ME

happy. nice. wide-eyed. lots of love for music, literature, dancing. enjoy being outside. enjoy talking to people who love life and want to share their experiences with new friends.

PHILOSOPHY

be curious and get excited. life is really a great adventure...you just have to look at things the right way!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i would love to show people around austin, tx.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

no couch surfing experience via this website yet, but hope to remedy that soon

Interests

meeting new people. seeing new places. hiking. swimming. dancing. games. live music. wine. playing with cameras. reading. yoga. listening to records. walking streets i've never walked. animals. plants. languages. rolling down hills of grass. bicycle rides.scuba diving. collecting things from nature. tea. being introduced to someone else's favorite things. swimming at night.

• animals
• literature
• photography
• dancing
• wine
• yoga
• walking
• drinking
• reading
• music
• live music
• hiking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• swimming
• languages
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

music:paul simon, billie holiday,bob marley,lemon jelly,ray lamontagne,tupac,outkast,prince,jimmy cliff,regina spektor,feist,cat power, cat stevens,bjork,willie nelson,damien rice,ben harper,jack johnson...
movies:young at heart,the royal tennenbaums,city of god,the big lebowski,it's a wonderful life,requiem for a dream, life is beautiful,donnie darko,cool hand luke, any documentary...
books: a fine balance,the little prince,the alchemist,song of solomon,the old man and the sea, things fall apart,any vonnegut,the sun also rises,the farming of bones, franny and zoey, lion witch and wardrobe,sidhartha, a wrinkle in time, foxfire series,the red azalea...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

*assisted in the birth of a friend's baby
*taught children to swim
*started a literacy program in new york city
*went diving 300 feet into the blue hole (belize)

Teach, Learn, Share

wanna learn to swim? wanna know how to make a whistle from an acorn cap? wanna know where to see the best sunrise in austin? wanna drink the best strawberry-banana smoothie? wanna know where the best climbing trees are? i can help! i am trying to learn photography and poi -- perhaps you can help me?

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Canada, Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States