CURRENT MISSION

Patience, compassion, simplicity, curiosity & wonder.

ABOUT ME

I studied theatre at the University of Michigan. I love music, dancing, conversation, adventures, animals, the ocean, forests and the sound of rainfall. I love listening.

PHILOSOPHY

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
-Lao Tzu

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been traveling and hopping around the planet some the past few years and have had some enlightening and heartwarming experiences with people through CS. I am currently not able to host as I’m just traveling right now.

Interests

dancing, music, exploring, conversation, learning, stories, free thinking, writing, anything creative, hiking, cooking, food, the environment, animal rights, learning languages, awareness, growth, laughter

• animals
• arts
• writing
• poetry
• performing arts
• dancing
• environment
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• swimming
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:

I like everything

Movies:

Childhood favorites:
The Iron Giant, Sailor Moon R, Prince of Egypt, Balto, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Emperor's New Groove, Pokemon the First Movie, Spirited Away & Howl's Moving Castle & Kiki's Delivery Service & Princess Mononoke (pretty much anything Miyazaki), Lord of the Rings & Star Wars, all of em

stuff that's resonated more recently-ish - Dead Poet's Society, City of God, Schindler's List, Silence of the Lambs, The Shining, Waking Life, Moonrise Kingdom, A Separation, Inception, The Imitation Game, Interstellar, The Diving Bell and The Butterfly, Submarine

Books:

Current reads:
Eckhart Tolle "A New Earth"
Guy Deutscher "Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages"
Patsy Rodenburg "The Right to Speak"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu a few years ago. It was an incredibly challenging and rewarding experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision."
-Helen Keller

"Those who travel with the current will always feel they are good swimmers, and those who swim against the current may never realize they are better swimmers than they imagine."
-Shankar Vedantam

“Nurture your mind with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.”
-Benjamin Disraeli

“If not us, who? If not now, when?”
-JFK

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
-Martin Luther King Jr.

"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
-Abe Lincoln

What I Can Share with Hosts

Life is a journey and gratitude is medicine! I like to share stories, create artwork, write a song, cook a meal, help with a project or grocery shopping, go on adventures or hang in harmony.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Ecuador, France, Peru, Scotland

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Germany, United States