CURRENT MISSION

To live with such vigor that the gods themselves would blush

ABOUT ME

Having grown up in a unique place such as Santa Cruz, I learned to take life slow and just enjoy things as much as possible. I developed a strong sense of family and cherish my family more than anything.I love traveling the world and just meeting new people and having a great time. When I meet others, I really work to try and understand a little bit more about them and the world, and often use that experience when meeting new people. I love to have fun and hang out, go dancing, but I also loooooove reading books (our house is filled to overflowing) and getting down on some really cool talks with friends.

PHILOSOPHY

I feel like my personal philosophy is always changing based on the new experiences I have and the people I meet on a daily basis. I'm learning to be more gentle and help others when in need, and in the process try and make the world a better place.

Currently I am gravitating towards personal authenticity and being a genuine representation of self. I find it inspiring when people have the confidence to truly be who they are no matter the circumstances and are closely married to a sense of authentic self-awareness.

I believe that we as humans have an enormous capacity to help eachother and the world, and traveling or facilitating travel is a very important way for people to find themselves. I want to do enormous amount of travel and try to gain a better understanding of the world while helping others and having fun.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I plan on helping fellow Couch Surfers around the world by:

1 - spreading the love
2 - inviting others to experience what I can offer in my hometown
3 - being a respectful and helpful and fun guest wherever the universe may take me

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been hosting and surfing for almost 15 years and have had nothing but amazing experiences. We've managed to somehow attract a wonderful mix of people from all around the world representing many different cultures and we've loving it all so far. We are really looking forward to having you come and hang out with us!

Interests

Books, hugs, dancing, buttons, colorul scarfs, mediatively pulling weeds, frisbee, cycling, rock climbing, traveling, making art, flying airplanes, reading, babies, cool funky used clothes, riding bikes, bagels, scarfs, drawing, eating/making really yummy food, lots and lots of good music

• arts
• books
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• gardening
• clothing
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• rock climbing
• swimming
• bjj
• movement culture

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The California Honeydrops, Fat Freddy's Drop, Gramatik, Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers, Westbound Train, Blue Scholars, Brother Ali, Atmosphere, Beethoven, Grant Greene, Art Blakey, John Coltrane

Books: Anything by Barbara Kingsolver, Haruki Murakami, David Mitchell, Shantaram, Pillars of the Earth, East of Eden, World Without End, The Abstinence Teacher, Peace is Every Step, All I Really Need to Know I learned in Kindergarten, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Angels & Demons, The Lost Symbol, Next of Kin, Three Cups of Tea

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The view atop Static Peak in the Grand Tetons from over 11,300 feet.

Kbal Spean temple of Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

The front row at the first Fat Freddy's Drop Show in the US

Playing sunrise frisbee in Spain

Swimming it the Grotto Verde on the Isola di Capri, Italy

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach about gardening, plantology, cooking, a little bit about yoga and bikes, a lot about airplanes and weather. I know about raising kids and love to share music. Come play!!

What I Can Share with Hosts

How to perfectly sharpen a knife or treat a cutting board, how to season cast iron,

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Italy, Spain, United States

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