CURRENT MISSION

to blaze trails and hold on to the twinkle in my eye for lands afar....

ABOUT ME

quixotic nature. I love people and places and faces and their stories. I relate to all walks of life. Always wanted to live in a foreign country...just got back from living in Costa Rica for a year. Interesting adjusting to Chicago, but I'm back with a a swirling mind and an eagerness to meet more like minded people in Chicago. I love everything. Particularly learning more, cooking, surfing, reading and peace of mind and nature. I have quirks and kinks and smell books and want to paint rocks and grow food. weird and totally sane. on and on and on and on.....

PHILOSOPHY

Don't tell me what I can or can't do

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

coffee, drink and a couch when i can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I stayed with some guys in Galway, Ireland from CS and met up with Ben in Glasgow, United Kingdom (Scotland) from CS. Both were awesome experiences and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

Interests

ummmm.....ok music, books (I LOVE reading), watching things constant in my life change over time, dancing, foreign and indy films, social experiments, PBS, writing, spades, tennis, cultural studies, languages, linguistics, traveling, history (favorite is colonial America and South America), avocados, lofty ideals and obtaining them, red wine, camping, flirting, being real, new friends, Cuban food, Cuba, Scotland, Colombia, Latin America in general, nature, art, people watching, a well told story, cheeeese please, kids, animals, old people, the country, the city, skyscapes, a media revolution, the midwest, meaningful tattoos, being thoughtful, the internet, road trips, rivers, lakes, streams, admiring those worthy of admiration, religions, making people smile, quiet time, old buildings, my imagination, the smell of fresh print off the press, fuckin up the system, inspiring people, the first snowfall, wicked thunderstorms, sunny days in the middle of winter, new notebooks waiting for me to write in, gymnastics, stars in the countryside, feel of running across fresh cut grass, maps, foreigners, trains that roar by in the night, closeness, snowball fights

• animals
• arts
• writing
• books
• tattoos
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• red wine
• coffee
• marathon
• running
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• camping
• surfing
• gymnastics
• tennis
• cartography
• communications
• cultural studies
• history
• languages
• religion
• road trips
• lakes
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Dave Brubeck, D. Ellington, J. Coletrane, Ella Fitzgerald, L. Armstrong, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, Esthero, Beastie Boys, Marvin Gaye, Kanye West, Buena Vista Social Club, Tribe Called Quest, Black Crowes, Steely Dan, Darrell Hall & John Oats, Royksopp, Kings of Convenience, Scissor Sisters, The Police, Norah Jones, M.I.A., Diplo, India Arie,Tu Pac, Fleetwood Mac, The Cure, Tom Petty, Steve Miller Band, D'Angelo, Giles Peterson, Fanny PacK, Nouvelle Vague, Kings of Convenience, Sade, Stevie Wonder, Johnnie Cash, De La Soul, John Cougar Mellencamp, Musiq Soulchild, Prince, Talib Kweli, Charlie Patton, St. Germain (yummy), Afro-Mystik, Bob Belden, Mos Def, Jodeci, Frank Sinatra, Delta Blues, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Mike Doughty, Dave Matthews Band

MOVIES:
Motorcycle Diaries, Freeway, Bruce Almighty, Spun, Sexo y Lucia, Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind; Waking Life; City of God, Fidel Castro; What The Bleep Do We Know; Orpheu, The Dancehall Queen, Ichi The Killer, En Julio, Te Amo, Central Station, Kill Bill, Control Room, Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent, Cuban Hip Hop All Stars, Rage in Lake Placid....

BOOKS: LOVE THEM!!!
The Kite Runner, Devil in the White City, Culture Jam, Harvest of Empire, Grand Canyon, Homeland, Bel Canto, Getting stoned with savages, Lamb, Jerusalem by Karen Armstrong, Reading Lolita in Tehran, In The Name of Salome, Himalayan Dhaba, Waiting for Snow in Havana, Snow, Sex Drugs &; Coco Puffs, Queen of The Underworld, A Fine Balance, Foreign Babes in Bejing, Who Needs a Road?,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went to the Highlands in Scotland, Ran the half marathon (if u knew me you'd know that truly was amazing), hmmm I've seen and done a lot. I'll tell u about it sometime. Moved to Costa Rica. Currently learning how to do html and PHP. Never imagined.

Teach, Learn, Share

have an ESL certificate

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ireland, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Tanzania, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, United States

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