CURRENT MISSION

build a global network of creative intelligent people

ABOUT ME

Busy FL girl who can help you when in a bind.

Grew up in Florida, left for 8+ years to escape and attend school, moved back to Orlando to be close to my dad who happens to be my entire family. I realize Orlando is not all that exciting, but the weather is rather nice most of the time, and cost of living is minimal enough that I can travel more leisurely. I have been a world travler since age 6 with no plans on backing off. I enjoy visiting friends in picturesque, culturally saturated locale's I have not been to. I'm interested all sorts of travel whether it be more adventurous, historical, or relaxing - Growing up in cultrally depleted central Florida leaves me craving for something more exotic and substantial. Okay, what else am I willing to tell here? I particulary like trying to recreate foreign/ethnic meals that I have along my travels so that I can take that home with me. I'm a bit of a health enthusiast, but I'm not finatical. I'm supposed to tell you all about myself which is a little too generic of a request not to mention terribly awkward. You'll see me how you want to see me anyway. It sounds like I have given you more than enough to go on although I suppose I should get this out now - I'm fairly goofy which partially explains my scarred up knees, and often overly talkative if you did not pick up on that however, I have calmed down quite a bit over the past couple years (tradgedy will do that to you) which in turn has quieted me down significantly.

PHILOSOPHY

To thine own self be true.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I offer my sofa occasionally, or can meet up with, have a meal and show you around. You can tell me your stories and I can make eating and nightlife rec's for you if interested. I have had some trouble with a CSer in the past, and now request meeting in person before inviting you into my home, so if I say yes to host you, please have back up in case I suspect a possible problem and change my mind.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

NB: Basically, if you just signed up and have never hosted before, it is unlikely that I will allow you to stay with me until you have some good references. I will happily meet up for a drink or a meal if you like instead. If you want to request to surf anyway, please tell me about how you plan to contribute to the CS community and I will consider per individual.

***ALSO *** Please don't send me random emails in a manner which one may normally use sites such as match.com or myspace.com .... these sorts of emails are a nuisance. Perhaps you may want to join a group and make 'friends' with other CS'ers that way which is less intrusive.

Interests

Travel- how's that for originality, culture-museums, art & design, modern mid century 50's-70's architecture & furniture design, photography, tight cars, movies, music you can feel, full body laughing, dancing, castles, athletics - extreme sports in particular, tropical gardening, local art collecting, turtles, fresh clean sheets and towels still warm from the dryer, warm weather not crazy hot, cool not freezing weather, candy (never had a cavity), electronic gadgets (love my speakers!!!), yummy sushi, Gator games, skills, being outdoors when the air just feels invigorating, reading, children, elderly, scuba: or most anything in the water, rollercoasters, snow/wake boarding, putting the AC really low then getting under the covers to keep warm, perfume, long showers, cute Japanese toys (Tokidoki, Gloomy Bear, Kid Robot, Giant Robot, ... that sort of thing), philosophy, physics, shoes, cooking, affectionate animals, aikido, weapons, massage, driving very very fast on an open highway, long slow deep kisses that last for three days, extremly spicy ethnic food, and ice cream.

• animals
• arts
• culture
• architecture
• design
• photography
• perfumes
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• marathon
• nightlife
• drinking
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• cars
• music
• outdoor activities
• scuba diving
• sports
• extreme sports
• physics

Music, Movies, and Books

True Romance, Borat, Fight Club, The Usual Suspects, Amelie, Ikiru, Seven Samurai, Monty Python, The Big Lebowski, Big Fish, Brick, Tommy Boy, Zoolander, Austin Powers, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Amadeus, Brazil, Shawshank Redemption, City of God, Heat, 12 Monkeys, Raising Arizona, Memento, LA Confidential, SLC Punks, Cinema Paradiso, Young Frankenstein, Ronin, Jacobs Ladder, Lock Stock.., Old School, Donnie Darko, Amoros Peros, Annie Hall, Lost In Translation (can anyone tell me why I feel so connected to this film?), Run Lola Run, The Royal Tannenbaums, Shakespeare In Love, Batman Begins, Time Bandits, The Jerk, Being There, Road Warrior, Lord of the Rings, Blade Runner, Amazon Women on the Moon, stupid Adam Sandler & Will Farrell movies, and of couse I must must must mention most all of those violent Tarantino pics (Pulp Fiction, Reservior Dogs, ... etc.) as well as older violent flicks like Raging Bull & The Godfather .... nevermind, all of them even the non-violent ones such as Age Of Innocense. I should mention the movies of my childhood, The Rocky series and of course First Blood (thanks Dad) Star Wars & Raiders of the Lost Ark -- these are not in any particular order, and there's much more I am certain I neglected to mention. These were the first to come to mind. Ridiculous that I have had that much spare time to have seen all of these multiple times especially since I don't have any spare time.

Okay, I'll start listing music in order alphabetically from iPod "most listened to": !!! Chk Chik Chick, 10,000 Maniacs, 2raumwohnung, A Tribe Called Quest, Air, Annie, Acqualung, Bach, Barry White, Basement Jaxx, Beastie Boys, Beatles, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Beethoven, Bjork, Blackalicious, Bloc Party, Blur, Bob Dylan, Bran Van 3000, Brand New Heavies, Brazialian Girls, Cafe Del Mar, Cibo Matto, The Clash, Cocteau Twins, Coldplay, Cowboy Junkies, The Cult, The Cure, Curtis Mayfield, Daft Punk, Danzig, David Bowie, David Byrne, De La Soul, Dead Milkmen, Death From Above, Dialated Peoples, Diplo, DJ Shadow, Donna Summer, Dre, Edie Brickell, Elliott Smith, Emilie Simon, English Beat, Everclear, Everything But The Girl, The Faint, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Fatboy Slim, FC Kahuna, Fischerspooner, Fishbone, Flaming Lips, Foo Fighters, Franz Ferdinand, Front 242, Fugazi, Garbage, Ghostland Obsevatory, Goldfrapp, Gorillaz, Gus Gus, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Hed Kandi, Her Space Holiday, Hieroglyphics, Honey Brothers, Hooverphonic, Iggy Pop, Imogen Heap, Jackson 5, Jadakiss, James Brown, Jamiroquai, Jay-Z, Jem, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, Joy Division, Jungle Brothers, Justice, The Killers, The Knife, Ladytron, LCD Soundsystem, Le Tigre, Led Zeppelin, Lenny Kravitz, Leonard Cohen, Lil' John, Lou Reed, Louis Armstrong, Love & Rockets, Lush, M.I.A., Madonna, Mark Farina, Mase, Massive Attack, Mazzy Star, Meat Beat Manifesto, Metro Area, (black) Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Ministry, Misfits, Miss Kitten, Missy Elliott, Moby, Mogwai, Moka Only, Mono, Morcheeba, Mos Def, Mot, Mountain Goats, Mozart, Mstrkrft, My Bloody Valentine, Mylo, N.E.R.D., NaS, New Order, Nick Cave, Nina Simone, NIN, Nouvelle Vague, Olive, The Orb, Out Hud, Outkast, Parliament, Peaches, Peter Murphy, Pharrell, Pixies, Pizzicato Five, Police, Portishead, Pretenders, Primus, Prince, Pulp, Radiohead, Ramones, Rare Earth, Ratatat, RHCP, Revolting Cocks, Rolling Stones, Rollins Band, Roots, Royksopp, Saint Etienne, Scissor Sisters, Sex Pistols, She Wants Revenge, The Shins, Sia, Silver Jews, Siouxie, Sisters of Mercy, Skinny Puppy, Slowdive, Smashing Pumpkins, Sneaker Pimps, Snoop, Solex, Sonic Youth, Spank Rock, Spoon, Stereolab, Stone Roses, The Stooges, Sublime, Suede, Supreme Beings of Leisure, Swollen Members, T. Rex, Talib Kweli, Talking Heads, Tapes 'n Tapes, Telepopmusik, Thievery Corporation, Thom Yorke, Throwing Muses, Thunderball, Tiga, Tom Waits, Tosca, Tricky, UNKLE, Underworld, Vanessa Daou, Verve, VHS or Beta, Violent Femmes, Viva Le Fete, The Walkman, Ween, Weezer, White Stripes, The Who, WuTang, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yo La Tengo, Yondrboi, Young MC, & Zero 7.

Now books - this should be the longest, but it's not. Most of my books are given away after read, so it is harder for me to remember all my favorites over the years. Here are a few that stick out: The Great Gasby, Catcher in the Rye, Fightclub, Choke, Survivor - (guess it would have been easier to just say I like Chuck Palahniuk's work) - A Clockwork Orange, Rumble Fish - actually all the S.E. Hinton stories, Watership Down, The Iliad, Poetics, Trainspotting, Margarettown, Me Talk Pretty One Day (anything David Sedaris is hilarious!), and a must read for everyone: In Me Own Words - The Autobigraphy of Bigfoot.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

At age 12, I smuggled a tiny bunny from China to Japan in my coat pocket.

I wanted to say something along the lines of the half marathon I just ran, or one of the triathalon's, but after reading a few other profiles, my athletic accomplishments seemed minuscule. There are some fantastic athletes listed here. Bravo, I am impressed!

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Haiti, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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