CURRENT MISSION

Bouncing around and trying new things!

ABOUT ME

I love meeting new people and exploring new places. I love trying new foods (ethnic food yes!) and cooking for my friends.

I spent a year living on an educational ranch and have developed a love of gardening and goats and learning hands-on skills.

I sometimes work with the Student Conservation Association building trail and working with highschool students.

I'm based out of Little Rock. Last spring I worked with Habitat for Humanity as a Construction Crew Leader. Now I work for the Zoo, gardening and landscaping.

PHILOSOPHY

"People think you have to be going someplace, when in fact, the ride is plenty." --Ann Patchett

"The Earth does not belong to us. We belong to the earth."

I haven't figured it all out yet, but in the mean time, I'll try to live every day with love, kindness, an open mind and a sense of adventure.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Crashing on your couch, cooking you vegetarian meals and washing your dishes. Telling friends about CS, Meeting you for a coffee, Hosting you at my place in Little Rock.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am kinda new to the Couch Surfing website, but have slept on many couches in the past. Recently I stayed with some wonderful couchsurfers in Baltimore, Montreal and Vancouver.

Interests

Bicycling, reading, swimming, traveling, art, crafts (sewing, stenciling), gardening, cooking, learning trades like cheese-making, the magical transformation of cilantro to coriander (and other vegetable miracles), international politics, activism, environmentalism, voluntary simplicity, German, French, Spanish, flea markets, the chemistry of cooking, photography, hands-on skills, wilderness...

• animals
• farm animals
• arts
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• cheese
• coffee
• baking
• vegetarian
• crafts
• gardening
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• surfing
• swimming
• chemistry
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Amy Winehouse, Belle and Sebastian, Radiohead, David Bowie, Manu Chao, Feist, Diana Ross, Prince, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cat Stevens, The Pixies, Pat Benatar, PJ Harvey, Patti Smith, Loretta Lynn, Leadbelly, folk, hip hop, motown

Books: miscellaneous nonfiction, global politics,
The Lorax, The Little Prince, The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, 1984 by George Orwell, Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan, Anything by: Roald Dahl, Kurt Vonnegut, Sylvia Plath, Vandana Shiva, David Sedaris, Barbara Kingsolver.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Goats being born! Seeds turning into vegetables!

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a little about gardening, cooking, baking, living outdoors, languages, art, hunger and development(heifer international), farm animals, making your own cheese.

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