ABOUT ME

I am 34 and a friendly and kind person, as well as deeply contemplative and creative. I love thinking about the intersection of the natural world and humanitarian/peace work--and get really excited about philosophical talks with people about the future and how we make it as peaceful, caring, and connected with nature as possible. I like design and film and art, especially on humanitarian, ecological, and rights-oriented topics. I think that we are all connected in the most mysterious ways and I love discovering those networks, whether they are through relationships, places, experiences, or beliefs.

What we do and say should be out of love for others and for ourselves.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As a reminder that we are all connected, that we all share commonalities, that no matter who we are or where we come from, we are all beloved.

Interests

Music - playing, listening, dancing, concerts
Exploring - new places, new environments, new people
Sports - running, cycling, surfing, kayaking, sailing
Movies - travel, suspense, thriller, inspirational
Subjects - ecology, media production, biology, education, geography, music theory, new scientific research and discoveries, social justice

ocelots. giant pandas. orcas. sea turtles. sea otters. tamarins.

the rainforest. the connectedness I feel with the ocean while floating on a surfboard.

• concerts
• music festivals
• festivals
• dancing
• education
• recipes
• running
• movies
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• surfing
• sailing
• skiing
• sports
• biology
• communications
• ecology
• teaching
• geography
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: Everything Everywhere All at Once, Pixar anything, The Lives of Others, Planet Earth, 180 Degrees South, Into the Wild

MUSIC: Afropop, North and East African jazz and blues, Cool jazz, Piano rock and musicals, some punk, and the list goes on...

BOOKS: Piranesi, Insatiable Appetite, Tropical Nature, Life of Pi, His Dark Materials, and the list goes on...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent a month and a half in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest doing a research project on ocelot territories. While hiking one day by myself, I got chased up a tree by 30 peccaries and was forced to cling onto a branch for 10 minutes while they circled below me.

I also spent a summer riding my bicycle from the coast of North Carolina to San Diego, California.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: My own life!

Things I want to learn: Your life and mind!

Share: Time on earth

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, Hungary, Kenya, Liberia, Mexico, Morocco, Panama

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, United States