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Overview

  • 13 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Czech, French, Spanish
  • 44, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • designer
  • lots of schooling, too much actually
  • From Washington, D.C.
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

one scoop of ice cream every day

ABOUT ME

daughter of the sun, lover of the sea

PHILOSOPHY

Everything happens for a reason. The Law of Karma. Do unto others and sometimes an eye for an eye. Love yourself first. Peace

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

surfer hostess

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Participated in a few couchsurfing meetups around Chicago. Worked on a project to better understand the couchsurfing experience from the perspective of real couchsurfers as well as those are unfamiliar with the project. Hostess for one summer and counting.

Interests

bikes, beaches, puppies, design, Larry David, dreams, gummie bears, being outside in the sunlight, meeting beautiful people

  • design
  • photography
  • blogging
  • law
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

KEXP Seattle! I have so many, I always end up listing a few and then that skews things. Here's what I last listened to: Peter Bjorn and John, Sea Wolf, Spoon, Bob Marley, Rocky Votolato, Modest Mouse, Magnetic Fields, The Drifters, The Blow, Prototypes, Neil Young, Animal Collective, Stars, Thunderheist, Morrissey, Dixie Chicks, Cat Power, Michael Jackson, John Legend, TV On the Radio, Alexi Murdoch, Antipop Consortium, Nina Simone

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Countries I have traveled: Italy (Florence/Milan), Copenhagen Denmark, Helsiniki Finland, Gothia Sweden, Andalucia Spain, Costa Rica, Belize, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Virgin Islands, Czech + Slovak Republics, Portugal, Mexico.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share with you my love of photography, this is my photo blog http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurita13

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