CURRENT MISSION

To find land and community and make a beautiful healthy home

ABOUT ME

Supportive individual who believes in nature above all else. Diverse sets of skills and experiences throughout life have made me a little quirky though will go the distance for what I believe in or people I believe in hands down. I despise conflict and love life. My mantra is "live life, die death, don't live death or die life". Humor is also one of the healthiest things I have found......a little clowning everyday goes a long way.

PHILOSOPHY

Health is really important to me and I know it is the way I relate to nature that keeps me going. I really am looking for land, community, and culture that I believe is sustainable and healthy for me my partner and the planet.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Brand new to couch surfing.....just learned about all you out there. Helped a friend this last summer with some couch surfers figured time for me to try.

Interests

I love sustainable/resilient living and it is what drives me..... what does this include??

Permaculture, dancing, alternative medicine, resilience, primitive skills, foraging, hiking, anything outdoors, capoeira, systema, ceramics, natural building, food preservation, design, korean natural farming, biodynamics, improv acting, yoga, new ideas, observation, every book I seem to love, good people, good food, and heck of a lot more.

• culture
• books
• design
• acting
• dancing
• capoeira
• environment
• dining
• yoga
• gardening
• pottery
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• hunting
• surfing
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Don't even get me started on books....... I love them.

In Praise of Shadows, One Straw Revolution, The Unknown Craftsman, Growing Vegetables With a Smile, Ringing Cedars of Russia, Tales of the Dervishes, Permaculture: A Designers Manual, Parasite Rex, The Power of Luck, the list goes on and on and on.

Love world music/live music....especially if comes with a dance floor:)

Don't tend to watch to many movies. . . sometimes educational/documentary though can apreciate a good comedy almost anytime.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Was self employed for many years as a folk potter in Alaska where I lived largely off foraging when "hunting" for clay deposits. It was from experiences living and making a living directly from nature that made me to realize I wanted to continue to find ways to support myself in natural environments. Have also been a researcher in alternative medicine for years, never became a practitioner, though believe health to be of the utmost importance no matter what. I love all the opportunities I've been given thus far in life and hopefully will continue to gain from new adventures.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach: gardening (lots of types), food preservation, basic permaculture design, ceramics (lots of types), alternative medicine, co-counseling, NVC, capoeira, acrobatics, systema.
Love to learn: further hunting skills especially bow hunting, aquaculture, natural building, foraging in local environment.

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States