CURRENT MISSION

to make good coffee and read lots of books

ABOUT ME

Energetic people person, goofy, sarcastic. Has crazy bolts of energy, and other days would rather hang low. Vegetarian animal-lover. Likes classical and techno music.

PHILOSOPHY

simplicity. that's the real stuff.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing and hosting surfers!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In France and Iceland. Great experiences :) In Paris I stayed with two different hosts, and in Iceland with one. While in Tajikistan I did not stay with hosts, but I did meet up with a host and a surfer! While living in Missoula, Montana, I hosted one person coming through. Global community woot!

Interests

Reading, music, [healthy food], bon fires, family trees, climbing trees, meeting people, bike riding, sitting on the beach, hiking, cat-cuddling.

• animals
• cats
• books
• dining
• coffee
• vegetarian
• reading
• socializing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• rock climbing
• genealogy
• sign language
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm not a big movie-watcher. But I do like the classics: Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady, Singing in the Rain. But I am into artistic films as well: Billy Elliot, Amelie, Goodbye Lenin.

I love almost every style of music. The type that pervades my music library is classical, particularly Bach and Tchaikovsky. But I also love to dance so I have a lot of house music (DJ Antoine) and a lot of American hip hop. But then when I like to meditate, I go for music from Asia.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have been to the 'northernmost' town in the world, Longyearbyen... at 78 degrees N.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can speak a little bit of Russian Sign Language. Would you like to learn?

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, United States