CURRENT MISSION

Loving life and taking care of my baby!

ABOUT ME

I am firstly a nerd. My life is continual reading and learning. I like having new experiences in new places. I like seeing things fit together. Theory. Systems. Magic. I write, make art and play music, cook, garden.

I am simultaneously a serious and silly person. I have a pretty stupid sense of humor (jokes that go on way too long) I like to party and I love my life.

I am an art and music event organizer here in the city of Chicago which I've now lived for 10 years!

My partner Jason and I live together with our two cats and 4 month old son in Wicker Park, Chicago. We run a couple air b & b's and love to travel. We have a garden.

PHILOSOPHY

I am here first and foremost to learn. There will always be more to discover and study. And because I am always learning and growing, there is no set of rules define me as a person. I am always changing and I accept that change. I accept that change in others as well. The world is changing, I accept that too.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and being Hosted.

Using it as a tool to really expand and deepen the traveling experience.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Since our first couch surfing experience in mid-July 2008, my various houses have hosted close to 20 people, and I have surfed with 3.

It's so exciting meeting people from all over the country and the world and being able to show them what I love about living in Chicago. So far I've met such truly great people that I will stay in contact for a long time.

For the most part I have just hosted people, so now I'm looking forward to being on the "surfing" end of the deal!

Interests

Writing. Reading. Cooking delicious food. Cooking for others. Cleaning (I'm serious). Singing. T.S. Eliot. Poetry readings. MUSIC! Playing Guitar (sometimes). Good beer. Dancing (all the time). List poems. Talking with people. Silence. Painting. Drawing. Watching films. Fashion. Patterns.

• cats
• arts
• writing
• poetry
• singing
• fashion
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• running
• partying
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• drawing
• magic
• music
• guitar
• surfing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently reading: Books on gardening!
Currently listening/singing/dancing to: Animal Collective! Battles. Belle and Sebastian. Sufjan Stevens. Beirut. Ella Fitzgerald. Classic R&B Collection. Bach! Jazz.
Recently viewing: Drunk History, Empire, Documentaries on nature, birth, and history.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Daft Punk. Radiohead. Battles. Girl Talk.

Burning Man!

And we saw a Double Rainbow - ALL THE WAY!

Teach, Learn, Share

Let's - dance, write, discuss art and poetry, cook, laugh, play music together.

I want to:
- learn languages.
- hear stories about your childhood. (home movies, photo albums!)
- collaborate.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, Russian Federation, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United States

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