I'm a bibliophile that loves cats, my list of passions, interests and goals is never ending and includes sustainable architecture, organic gardening, being a librarian, fostering children and animals, traveling the world, and learning something new every day.

My current mission is to make new connections with interesting people the world over.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people, have fabulous conversations, make friends and be of service. I really enjoy helping people out and having guests. One day I hope that others will be so kind as to do the same for me.

Interests

Tree hugging, dirt worshiping. Random acts of kindness. Learning more about myself and life every day. Meditating and creating.

• animals
• cats
• architecture
• cooking
• gardening
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Authors instead: Bill Bryson, Anne Rice, Michael Pollan, Lilian Jackson Braun, Miranda James, Hunter S. Thompson, Augusten Burroughs, Juliet Blackwell, Edward Abbey, Deepak Chopra, Charlaine Harris, E.O. Wilson, J.K. Rowling, Shel Silverstein, Donna Andrews, John Corvino, Victoria Laurie, Thich Nhat Hanh, Kate Carlisle..

TV: Nearly every show Joss Whedon wrote/directed, Asian horror, Korean Drama, Avatar: The last Airbender, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Cosmos, The Magic School Bus, Ninja Warrior, Face-Off, The Big Bang Theory, Castle, Supernatural, Did I mention Kdrama? o.o I'm addicted.

Movies: Miyazaki and Tim Burton's animated films, Stranger than Fiction, Lilo and Stitch, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Bandits, Tremors, Moon Child, Stigmata, So I Married an Ax Murderer, But I'm a Cheerleader! Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Wall-E, Bridegroom, Itty Bitty Titty Commitee, Rent, Phantom of the Opera, Documentaries about food, gardening, human rights, animals, whatever floats my goat.

Music : Oldies, classic rock, indie artists, local musicians, jazz, big band, etc. Specific artists include Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Ani Difranco, Amanda Palmer, Nahko Bear Medicine for the People, Ingrid Michaelson, Lenka, Dresden Dolls, The Beatles, Jack Johnson, Kate Nash, Johnny Cash, Petula Clark, Carole King, Kimya Dawson, Of Monsters and Men, Florence and the Machine, Amos Lee, Flogging Molly, Landon Pigg, The Postal Service, Eliza Dolittle, Flogging Molly, Manu Chao, Loreena McKennitt, Neko Case, Bob Marley,Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Besides surviving and making it this far with compassion, empathy and hope?

What I Can Share with Hosts

My ability to talk passionately about a variety of subjects, my cooking skills, comedy, neck and shoulder massage, obscure knowledge of many different random things. Stories of my many fascinating experiences growing up in Utah..