CURRENT MISSION

Bridge Builder

ABOUT ME

My best friend likes me a whole darn lot. She would say my home is where everyone gathers... that we eat good, everyone is accepted and loved and nurtured for who they are. She might say Im a pretty good cook...
I feel Im a fairly warm and inviting person. I love to create, share and enjoy art, poetry, quality connections.
My work life and home life are one in the same... and in all, I burn slow.

PHILOSOPHY

Be the gift. Its that easy. Live life as a bridge. A living sanctuary. A place where people have warmth/love/refuge...
Be the love.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I log on at least weekly to see who is coming thru my area.... and I myself travel about 1 week a month. So Im available the other 3. I love to cook and support peoples journeys.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Primarily I have used the barking chain. I hadnt logged on to this site for connections. I get a text or a call from a friend and they say 'I know someone who needs a place for a few days...' and they come stay and eat and do what they need to do. We have met some AMAZING people traveling the country. And we include them in our Tribe now.
I have not traveled alone in YEARS.... been busy being a mom. But Im excited to reach out for a while and see new people/places/things.
Its awesome that there is a more central way to do this than my Old School barking chain. :)

Interests

Im a spoken word poet, holistic wellness practitioner, gardener, and among many other things I am most of all a MAMA. I have been nicknamed 'The Moth Tamer' by my Tribe. Except when Loves fly toward this light there is no ZAP... So A lot of my life right now is educating people about Sustainable living and quality choices. That happens thru work/living/art. When I travel its mostly for work. I tend to visit Spiritual Spots and Set up Workshops. But for fun time, Its really about a quality meal and conversation to match. I cant say I am so adventurous right now. I certainly love history and a good walk/hike.
I spend a heck of alot of time co-creating life with all sorts of people.

• arts
• poetry
• cooking
• flying
• traveling
• spoken word
• hiking
• boxing
• teaching
• history
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I dont watch tv... I rarely watch movies. Im a hands on person. Love local and independent music/poetry. I support high vibration/Conscious art. And I dont read much anymore. I tend to write more than I read now....
If you wanted to get a feel for those interests.... the be god tanyas, andrea gibson, buddy wakefield, ray lamantangne, summer osborne, jason mraz, jill scott, over the rhine and on and on and n...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Most amazing thing Ive done thus far is raise 3 brilliant, creative, compassionate and conscious daughters who are able to look at life from a place of neutrlity and lose the many boxes that society lives within.... Beyond that, Life leaves me Awestruck. Ive lived all over the US and Ive enjoyed each city Ive lived in to the max. Sunrises in Arizona... Tilden Park in Cal has always remained a beautiful spot to sit and write, for me. Being raised on the beach and watching the dolphins every morning was beautiful. Every day of my life feels just as AWEsome as big moments. I dont find life to be ordinary... Its pretty darn full every day.

Teach, Learn, Share

Im a sustainability educator. From how to reskill our communities to being interdependent with every day living tasks to barter... As an Herbologist, I teach people how to grow and trade herbs for wellness. With a minor in nutrition I revamp kitchens/etc and teach people how to make lucrative and empowering choices for their own and the environments betterment.
I desire to learn a living that is outside of my 39 year, thus far, box.

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States