Aloha!

I am a traveller, student, teacher, healer, lover of life, and friend. I have had truly beautiful experiences surfing and hosting, staying with people in their homes and sharing intimate moments with conversation, food, cultural exchange, and love in many forms.

I believe in kindness, openness, mindfulness, and helping with the dishes when you're a houseguest. :)

I’m healing and thriving more each year and sharing my joy and empowerment wherever I can. This January, that will look like completing my first Olympic distance triathlon in Florida!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's a wonderful way to connect with complete strangers, enjoy mutually beneficial exchange of stories and ideas, and restore faith in life as abundantly good 💖

Interests

Dance, music, art, philosophy, grief work, healing arts, social justice, political activism, hiking, yoga, cooking, learning new languages, collaborative projects, writing, travel... life is so rich and full of ways to enjoy and expand!

• pets
• dogs
• arts
• writing
• literature
• poetry
• dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• walking
• traveling
• cars
• music
• piano
• hiking
• history
• languages
• farming

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently reading: Leaves of Grass
Favorites: Rumi, Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Me Talk Pretty Some Day, Oryx & Crake, Ava's Man

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Got lost and motorbiked through dangerous jungle roads in the northern part of Bali, sick with an infection and fever, drenched by rain showers, and filled with joy just to be there, to see those views, to feel the power and exhilaration of true adventure. At one point, I saw a very old Balinese woman walking down a mountain road carrying a very big tree on her head, and it changed me somehow. I like these memories, because they remind me how travel transforms me, increases my gratitude and resiliency, and allows me to surprise myself. <3

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share my knowledge in: bachata, yoga, gardening, ceremony, grief healing, reiki, English, French, Spanish, ukulele, piano, cooking, cleaning, coffee, tea, poetry/literature, meditation, and more!

I would love to learn: any form of dance, new languages, cultural backgrounds, history of the places I visit, worldviews that challenge my own, a new musical instrument

Let's share skills and be kind to one another! <3

What I Can Share with Hosts

Beyond skill sharing and getting to know one another, I can help with: private yoga lessons, tutoring, cleaning, cooking, landscaping/gardening, re-organizing and de-cluttering, odd jobs, childcare, pet-sitting, dog-walking (I'll even pick up the poop), revising/editing/translating written documents, and the list goes on...

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Malaysia, United States