CURRENT MISSION

To see the whole world before taking it over

ABOUT ME

I am an art professor, paragliding pilot, musician, and Burning Man participant. I am currently working on an art education campaign designed to bring affordable and easy to follow demonstrations for drawing the human form:

http://igg.me/p/688881/x/6449051

PHILOSOPHY

I believe we are all here to experience this earth in our own way, and that we should respect and care for each other.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted lots of interesting people but have yet to stay on a couch! Looking to do so in the near future.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Once I was riding a motorcycle across Greece, and it broke down 15km away from any village. I pushed it over hills and finally found a small fishing village. I explained what had happened to one of the men and the whole town took me in. They made me a huge dinner, everyone gathered and we ate, drank and discussed American politics, social changes and just mostly laughed a lot. They put a cot and oil lamps in a house that had just been built so I could sleep. In the morning the men brought tools and fixed my bike, while the women packed a bunch of homemade food for me. It was one of the best experiences I've ever had and will always remember their kindness. I feel this gave me an insight to the people of this country like no other experience could have.

Interests

I have a wide variety of interests. I am a teacher of art anatomy, life drawing and portrait painting. I am in a band called The Hardways, love snowboarding and paragliding, have a great husband and three dogs who love adventure. I am easy going and zany, up for most anything. I love being alive and being a part of this world. Travel, art, music, space, bugs, crazy physical, mental and spiritual challenges, science, philosophy, social change, UFO's, robots, comedy and being alive!

• dogs
• arts
• education
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• triathlon
• politics
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• fishing
• snowboarding
• paragliding
• anatomy
• teaching
• science
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Here's a link to a video by my band The Hardways:

http://youtu.be/iPw688cQkgg

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have finished the Ironman Triathlon three times!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach drawing, painting, vegetarian cooking, how to change yer oil and how to spit real far. If you have a guitar we could pick a song or two as well.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belize, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, France, Honduras, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, U.S., Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Greece, Italy, Portugal, United States

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