I:
...am a poet
...dance first, and think after
...am plagued by Wanderlust
...am a friend who believes everyone needs to be renewed, restored and revived
...a deep thinker
... am on a path of self-actualization and enlightenment
...believe taking risks and being vulnerable is valuable
...believe that no one does anything inappropriate given his/her model of the world
...have a deepest need for complete communication
...believe in "friends of the soul," if not soul-mates
...am learning to listen and trust myself, knowing that my deepest truth will never steer me wrong
...am a work in progress with a lot of LOVE TO OFFER THE WORLD.

Favourite Travel Quote: “The greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” –Bill Bryson

Favourite People Quote: “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars " Jack Kerouac

Favourite Life Quote: “Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free.” Rumi

Favourite Place: Black Rock, Tobago

Favourite Travel gifts: Compass with sundial, Aviator wheeled backpack, travel planner, a wide assortment of journals

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As a child, once I realised that there was more to the world than my yard and unpaved lane in the countryside of Trinidad & Tobago, I spent my hours sitting on my stoop dreaming of "elsewhere." As a teenager, I researched trips and created itineraries that I printed and saved in a "vision box." As an adult, I have traveled to a number of places, but not as many as I had dreamt of in my childhood; now I have graduated from a tattered vision box to a "Travel" folder in my Gmail account. When I graduate from my Film program in May 2016, I will be armed with new skills and lots of TIME. I am at a crossroads and determined to discover the answers to the questions: “WHO AM I?” and “WHY AM I HERE?”....I plan on spending the next 1-2 years (or longer) travelling to each continent, and on a budget. Couchsurfing ,and you wonderful Couchsurfers, would be of immense help in aiding me in achieving the latter goals! I look forward to discovering myself and the world together with you beautiful souls! :)

Interests

Teaching, Writing, Editing,Travel & Cultural Immersion, Digital Photography, Developing Inter-personal and Life Management Skills, Experiential & Service Learning, Public Speaking, Strategizing, Coordinating, Training, Translating,Hiking the Outdoors, Languages, Performance Arts: Singing and Dancing, Filmmaking.

• arts
• culture
• writing
• literature
• poetry
• singing
• performing arts
• photography
• film making
• dancing
• modeling
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• boxing
• teaching
• journalism
• languages
• cultural immersion

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS:
Hard to choose, but to name a few - "Dream Tigers" by Jorge Luis Borges, "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy, "The Road Less Traveled" by M. Scott Peck, "The Prophet" by Khalil Gibran, "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz, "Slow Lightning" by Eduardo Corral, "A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You" by Amy Bloom, "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho, "Sula" by Toni Morrison.

MOVIES:
Again, to name a few: Almost all Indie Movies & "Before Sunrise", "Before Sunset", "Before Midnight", "A Beautiful Mind", "Awakenings", "Big Fish", "Requiem for a Dream", "The Dead Poet's Society", "Sweet November", "Life is Beautiful", "A Good Year", "Pan's Labyrinth", "Blue Valentine", "Away We Go", "5cm per Second", "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel", "Night Train to Lisbon", "Midnight in Paris", "Moonlight."

MUSIC: Everything! Reggae, Dubstep, Techno, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Ambient, Ska, Soca, Jazz, Blues, Hip Hop, Salsa, Samba, Reggaeton, R&B, Bhangra and the list can go on...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This response may seem silly, but my "amazing thing" has been: TEACHING! When I was an undergraduate student, one of my mentors had a magnet posted on a cabinet that read: "I'm a teacher, you don't scare me." It wasn't until I stepped foot in front of classrooms of opinionated, energetic, expressive and curious 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders, did I understand the full weight of that little magnet's message. Teaching Creative Writing and Literature to high schoolers was one of my most daunting undertakings, and one I am proud to have done well! I'm so glad that my students agree! :)

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH: English; Language Arts; Close Reading; Literary Analysis; How to write your own poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, screenwriting, and literary journalism; Film Production; Video Editing.

LEARN: ANY foreign language, ANY local dance/musical traditions !!! :D

SHARE: My Trinbagonian Island culture with you! :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

A love of Literature, Philosophy, the Arts, Dance, and for Life! I'll share all of my passions, thoughts, fears and aspirations along with the skills I listed in the "Teach, Learn, Share" section! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Barbados, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Egypt, France, Grenada, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Monaco, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Trinidad and Tobago, United States