CURRENT MISSION

To figure out what the #$@& to do with myself

ABOUT ME

Existentially challenged but trying to improve myself in various ways. Looking forward to graduate school this fall (when I can become a host and return favors bestowed upon me), but trying focus on the present, as always.

PHILOSOPHY

I consider myself an easy-going person who subscribes to the idea that life is endowed only with the meanings we give it. This can sometimes be a struggle, and at others can be profoundly moving.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have just joined, but love the concept and if I had a couch to give, I surely would!

Interests

Knitting, walking, cafe hopping, hiking and reading.
Movies, love movies. LOVE TO HEAR OTHER PEOPLE'S TRAVEL STORIES.

• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• hiking
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Some favorite books: Skinny Legs and All (Tom Robbins), Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace), The Elegance of the Hedgehog (?), Elementary Particles (Houellebecq)
Music: I like almost anything, but these are some popular favorites Paul Simon, Tool, Mazzie Star, Will Oldham, David Bowie, MIA, Gogol Bordello.
Some favorite movies: ET, Harold and Maude, Shopgirl, Antichrist, Oldboy,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I nearly ran (over) a giraffe in Kruger National Park in South Africa. It sounds impossible, but it came out of nowhere (behind a huge bush/tree) and it bucked up in the air like a horse while simultaneously turning around, which was a very good thing, because it would have crushed my friends and I in the car if we had hit it. And we would have probably killed it, which would have really sucked too.

I also lived in Timbuktu for several weeks, and would have been there for two years except there were "terrorists" lurking about (supposedly).

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach knitting, tutor English and stare at a wall really well.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Ireland, Jamaica, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Peru, South Africa

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mali, South Africa, United States

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