CURRENT MISSION

to be aware of the entire world around me

ABOUT ME

Just finished undergrad, and I'm off to trot the globe a bit. Figuring out the next step.

PHILOSOPHY

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.
-Henry Miller

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to be a part of this community because I truly believe in its principles. I believe in this one world and helping others out. I love that financial considerations are out of the picture here because it is people helping people out of the goodness of their hearts. That is beautiful. Period.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Since I have signed up as a couch surfer, I have been on the move. I have only been able to take advantage of the receiving end of the couchsurfing deal. BUT, I am so excited that I will be planted in Estes Park, CO for a while so that I have the opportunity to host. I really hope I can give back to this awesome community of people in the near future.

Interests

african dance. quilts. public art. murals. graffiti. cultivating food. eating sweets. zumba. taking pictures of minutia. riding my bike through town. reiki healing. reading. keeping up on the news (this is a new one for me, but I am on fire with it). working out and then sitting in the sauna until sweat pours down my face. making soup and bread and comfort foods. learning languages. looking out of the windows of buses and trains while I am traveling. creating things.

• arts
• dancing
• dining
• working out
• zumba
• sauna
• partying
• gardening
• news
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• racquetball
• languages
• beaches
• squash

Music, Movies, and Books

East of Eden- Steinbeck
Welcome to the Monkey House- Vonnegut...well, anything by Vonnegut but especially the short stories
Cunt- Inga Muscio
The Legacy of Luna- Julia Butterfly Hill
100 years of Solitude- Gabriel Garcia Marquez

MUSIC:
Regina Spektor, Against Me, Beirut, Drakkansasaunna, Ray Lamontagne, LUCERO, The Avett Brothers, Andrew Bird, Vampire Weekend, Jenny Lewis, The Decemberists, Jolie Holland, Belle and Sebastian, Carla Bruni, Feist,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have seen lightning bugs flashing as I rode my bike to a beach party on an island with no lights within miles. That, my friend, was incredible.

I have seen a banana spider the size of my face in the jungle of Panama as I was on the path to the most gorgeous beach on earth.

I have seen the greenest grass ever while I was driving through Ireland with my boyfriend, Toby.

I have experienced sheer bliss while standing in a 7 story art squat in Paris while avoiding the large museums.

I have zoomed around Rome on the back of a gorgeous man's vespa.

I have picked potatoes and bailed hay in West Virginia more times than I can count.

I have lived for an entire summer eating vegetables from my parents' garden.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach people how to make the best brownies and cookies on earth. I can teach people how to make bangin' hummus and killer butternut squash soup. I can teach people how to make pita bread. I can teach people some African Dance moves. I could teach some simple reiki self healing techniques.

I am a pretty quick learner and would LOVE to LEARN ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO TEACH.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Panama, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Mexico, United States