CURRENT MISSION

Building bridges through friendship...

ABOUT ME

artist...paragliding pilot...primary school teacher...mountain climber...budding musician :)

I love being outside, exploring new cities by foot and running into art- whether in a museum or sidewalk cafe. I love late night discussions with new and old friends and playing/listening to live music. (I'm just now learning how to play guitar.)

I'm fascinated by politics and concerned about the environment. (Secret socialist...) I LOVE DANCING! Salsa, Hip-hop, Waltzing, Swing - whatever! I come from a big family and have "never met a stranger."

I love getting lost in new places and usually prefer to travel alone so I can meet local people when I get there!

PHILOSOPHY

Art surrounds us...we just have to notice it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

The couchsurfing idea is great! I can't host now b/c I'm traveling myself but look forward to hosting when I'm back in the States :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't officially "couchsurfed" via the website yet but have done lots of it with friends and family in the past :)

Interests

Art (painting/screen printing), Cooking, Dancing, Paragliding, Backpacking, Rock climbing....

Old Movies (hitchcock/woody allen variety), new *good* movies...

Gardening, Riding bikes, Hiking, Skiing....

Environmentalism, International politics, Developmental Economics....

• arts
• dancing
• environment
• cooking
• running
• gardening
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• painting
• music
• live music
• guitar
• hiking
• backpacking
• skiing
• rock climbing
• paragliding
• economics
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

I prefer novels most of the time but enjoy reading non-fiction books about food/nutrition, history and social epidemics!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Germany, Guinea, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States