CURRENT MISSION

Teach English, Make Movies, Share my luck and happiness

ABOUT ME

I am a Peace Corps volunteer, teaching English in a village school in Aktobe, Kazakhstan until November 2012.

"Light is the world, the world is love, love is knowledge, knowledge is freedom, freedom is light, light is energy, energy is all..." - Vittorio Storaro; A.S.C., A.I.C.

PHILOSOPHY

Alan Watts - "The Sound of the Rain Needs No Translation"

The Kalama Sutta - Buddha's "charter of free inquiry".

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an03/an03.065.than.html

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to meet people internationally during my Peace Corps service and when I return to the United States in 2013 host all my new-found friends back in the USA!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted dozens of people off of this site and love the exchange of experiences.

Interests

Teaching, Cinematography, Buddhism, Filmmaking, Swapping Music, Lacrosse, Sociology, Traveling, Rideshare, Feminism & Womens Rights, Vinyl Records

• film making
• womens rights
• cooking
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• buddhist
• lacrosse
• sociology
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: http://www.last.fm/user/Cougar2009

Top 4 Films: The Shawshank Redemption, Cinema Paradiso, The Royal Tennenbaums, The Transformers (1987 Animated Version)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I shook Barack Obama's hand after his speech in Bozeman.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to practice speaking Kazakh as much as possible!

I love to make movies. I love to share music.

One of my favorite things to do in the world is to share music that someone had never heard before but knows they will love.

I can teach how to cook a few Guamanian dishes. I want to learn how to make your favorite dishes!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Cayman Islands, France, Germany, Guam, Indonesia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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