CURRENT MISSION

Spreading the Love Tribe

ABOUT ME

"You must not lose your faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." -Mahatma Gandhi

My words are my art, my heart, my praise, and my punctuation.

PHILOSOPHY

"I am a woman that came from the cotton fields of the South. I was promoted from there to the washtub...then I was promoted to the cook kitchen, and from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations. I am not ashamed of my past. I am not ashamed of my humble beginning. Don't think because you have to go down in the washtub that you are any less a lady." --Madam C.J. Walker
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It looked as though we should all be walking towards the sun. As though there was a pathway leading us in, as though we had achieved perfection in life and the only thing greater was the setting sun.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am here to reach out and love and to ask if I can buy you a few drinks, chat, and then snooze on your couch.

If/when I am back in a place capable of hosting, I will gladly ask if you would like to have the favor returned.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Not in the strictest sense, but I have crashed on quite a few couches of acquaintances that quickly developed into life-long friends, and vice-versa.

Interests

horseback riding
Inipi ceremonies
yoga
humanity
love
peace
poetry
clouds
hiking
tree climbing
traveling
beer, preferably of the porter and stout varieties
making friends
laughing
creating
dancing
singing
altered minds
beards
creativity
differing perspectives
sage
Pachamama

• horses
• arts
• poetry
• singing
• dancing
• cooking
• beer
• yoga
• walking
• drinking
• traveling
• magic
• equestrian
• hiking
• rock climbing
• swimming
• business
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Sounds like:
Fleet Foxes
The Head and the Heart
Frightened Rabbit
Gogol Bordello
Yeasayer
LCD Soundsystem
Caribou
Band of Horses
Mumford and Sons
Led Zeppelin
Lemon Jelly
Vampire Weekend
tUnE-yArDs
Animal Collective
Pink Martini
Bassnectar
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Feist
Passion Pit
Pink Floyd
Flogging Molly
The Cracow Klezmer Band
Ravi Shankar
The Blow
Queen
Beat Connection
Miike Snow
Cake
Frank Turner
Incubus
Grizzly Bear
Sigur Ros

Looks like:
Shoah
Young Frankenstein
Monty Python and the Meaning of Life
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
Grandma's Boy
The Great Dictator
The Room
Bridget Jones's Diary
In Our Hands: A Personal Story of the Bielski Partisans
Cool Runnings
Victor Victoria
Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land
Kinky Boots
Bye Bye Birdie
The Labyrinth
Inception

Smells like:
How I Became a Nun
The Crying of Lot 49
Perks of being a wallflower
The Great Gatsby
Pride and Prejudice
Candy
Memoirs of a Geisha
Sense and Sensibility
The Beach
Everything Matters!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
The Phantom Tollbooth
Breakfast of Champions

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

So, when working in Ireland, I was in charge of approximately ten horses. That is, working, training, feeding, and the ensuing mess that accompanies the feeding aspect of the job. One of the horses that I was in charge of had a bum leg. Living on the west coast of Ireland, as I was, you have sea ways and bays aptly available. As such, my boss reckoned that the best cure for a bum leg was to soak it in salty water. Thus, as part of my job as caretaker, I was blessed enough to be given the task of first, being dropped off at a beach, second, to hop on to the horse, and third, to ride into the waves while they lapped upon the horse's legs and eventually his stomach until we were swimming in the water. As the sun laughed through the clouds and Mt. Croagh Patrick beamed blissfully among the backdrop of rolling green hills, perfectly constructed stone walls, and fuzzy sheep enjoying the scenery and luscious grass, looking around it was hard to imagine that life could feel any more joyous than at that moment.

Teach, Learn, Share

share inquisitiveness and curiosity
learn stories
teach magic

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Hungary, India, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Ireland, Thailand, United States