CURRENT MISSION
To live my life with passion and exude love.

ABOUT ME
To myself I'm a lot of things...to others...I'm described as; curious, adventurous, a good listener, passionate, loving, considerate, genuine, and respectful. A lover of great food, cooking, live music, and all things creative. I write books and poetry to change minds, to provoke thought beyond the surface, and to bring people closer together in love.

PHILOSOPHY
"Love is a universal language and everyone benefits by learning to speak it freely."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

A newbie to CS, but so far I've had the pleasure of meeting up with other CS members in cities I've traveled to as well as being hosted. I'm looking forward to meeting more wonderful people as my travels continue.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Awesome! I've had some very memorable experiences so far as a surfer and have learned a lot from the people that I've had the pleasure of meeting.

Interests

Teaching myself how to bake. Making homemade soups and sauces (I feel like a mad scientist in the kitchen). Writing creative non-fiction and poetry. I've been reading a book a week since May. Getting back to traveling more, meeting some new great people, and finding reasons to do the happy dance (often centered around great food or seeing the sunshine)!

I'm currently working on launching a wellness brand, dailylovepractice.com centered on holding space for others to journey on their path to self-awareness and acceptance, which I believe are the cornerstones of being able to love yourself and others. Also trying to get back to dancing and live music as much as possible!

• culture
• writing
• books
• poetry
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• news
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• live music
• guitar
• business
• entrepreneurship

Music, Movies, and Books

Action, drama, suspense, romantic comedies, and documentaries. Bad Boys 1-3. Marvel movies. The Dark Knight trilogy, Gladiator.

I appreciate all types of music, especially live...I can and will listen to anything (the only limits would be heavy metal & country for too long).

Some of my favorite authors are Paulo Coelho, Sistah Souljah, Don Miguel Ruiz, James Baldwin, Janet Finch, Maeve Binchy, Walter Mosley, Fredrick Nietzsche...many more authors. Book list is too long but here's a few new ones from my summer reading challenge. Will, You Made a Fool of Death with your Beauty, Decoded, Seven Days in June, Finding Me, The Artist's Journey, and The She Book. A few oldies but goodies are The Aleph, The Story of O, The War of Art, The Artists Way, Down by The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, Eleven Minutes, and on...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveling to three countries and four cities in 24 hours.

Teach, Learn, Share

Skills I can share, English (US), cooking, book publishing/book writing tips and insight, smiles, and warmth.
Things I would like to learn: songwriting, how to play acoustic guitar, how to ballroom dance, how to make homemade pasta, and how to cook authentic Thai food (one of my faves!)

What I Can Share with Hosts

American cooking, great conversations, info on book writing, editing or publishing. Business, marketing or entrepreneurship tips. Myself, laughs, stories about travel, culture, music and books.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, France, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Monaco, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Jamaica, Portugal, United States