CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy life wherever I am, nurture friendships and hold greatest respect for all life.

ABOUT ME

I'm an adventuresome Midwesterner who moved over the rainbow to the high Colorado mountains in the late 90's.

PHILOSOPHY

Live conscientiously and kindly.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Both as a host and as a surfer.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The best way to travel is to have local hosts who know the area.

Interests

cooking, reading, yoga, cooking Thai food, living a local lifestyle, skiing, hiking, movies, baking, nature, outdoors, beaches, mountains, eating, hot springs, stargazing, watching reality shows (one of these things isn't true)

• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• baking
• yoga
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• skiing
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: Closer, Love Actually, When Harry Met Sally, Stranded, Sergio, Waste Land, Red Gold, The Sweet Hereafter, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Big Sleep.

MUSIC: Beethoven, Ulrich Schnauss, Justin Timberlake, Pretty Lights, Jose Gonzalez, The Living Sisters, Rachmaninoff, bossa nova, Avett Brothers, Paul Simon, The Beatles, Led Zepplin

BOOKS: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Finding Beauty in a Broken World, Desert Solitaire, PrairyEyrth, Rumi, The Golden Spruce, Lolita, Brothers Karamazov

...I could go on and on and on

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Dreams of mountains led me to my home in Colorado.

Teach, Learn, Share

Thai food. I have a huge pantry of Thai and Asian ingredients and am happy to share some of the recipes that are less common -- or completely missing -- from American Thai cuisine.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Kenya, Laos, Myanmar, South Korea, Taiwan, Tanzania, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Thailand, United States

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