CURRENT MISSION

To be a blessing to others.

ABOUT ME

I love to experience life, especially through meeting people. In 2009, I took a 6 week road trip across the US and Canada and we spent almost every night on someone else's "couch." It was amazing. People would ask what we'd seen or where we'd been, and the answers were people not places/landmarks and I think our trip was all the richer for it. It's all about the people.
I recently left l'arche, Seattle. They're all about sharing life with people with developmental disabilities. Check them out, they're amazing: www.larche.org.
I am currently living with people whom I take care of as my job, giving them the best quality of life possible. I'm basically a professional roommate (and therefore a very well trained couch surfer ;) ).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have many good couch surfing experiences to offer to the karma of the couch surfing. I love the communal aspect and opportunity to walk alongside another for even a short time, share the journey.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had a couple of amazing longer term couch surfs in which I really got to know the people and cultures. Surfing a couch, you get to know where someone who lives here would eat or shop or relax, which can be so much better than the "tourist guide book recommendation;" and you often have a willing personal tour guide. After a week or two, you can really start to feel like family and form lasting friendships. I've also had whirlwind tours of couch surfing, a different couch every night, which provided an amazing testament to the hospitality and generosity of humanity, even on short notice ;).

Interests

Nature: rock climbing, sky diving, kayaking, swimming, biking, rafting, floating, hiking, skating, diving, surfing, ...
Dancing: Contra, TANGO, swing, salsa, techno ...
Sculpture gardens.
Crafts: knitting, crochet, beading, sewing ...
Hugs, smiles, prayer, yoga, and friendships.

• dancing
• tango
• yoga
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Musicians: Jason Gray, Danielle Rose, Common Rotation, Bonnie McKee, Sheila Shahpari, Kristen Foht, Toby Mac, Bare Naked Ladies, Franz Ferdinand, the Zutons, Alice Peacock, Duke Special, Juliet Turner, Little Boots, Pentatonix ...

Authors: Orson Scott Card, Deepak Chopra, Christopher West, Peter Kreeft, George MacDonald, G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, Kelly McCullough, Piers Anthony, Steven King, Dean Koontz, Neal Stephenson, CJ Weiland ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Iguazu Falls in Argentina/Brazil is the most amazing "thing" I've seen to date, though I'm open to finding better.

Teach, Learn, Share

Beading, knitting, crochet - I love being crafty and dabble in every sort of art: show me yours?

I've also been known to teach a little tango/salsa/swing, but if you already know anything, you know as much as I do, and if you know a bit more, let me be your student! I love to dance.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, United States

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