Hello People!

How are yall doing? I am Indigo Umi. A lover, a fighter, a passionate liar. just kidding about that last one. Been working on my rhymes. I am a student at mount holyoke college. I finished my major in sociology, and my last semester will be spent studying dance (hop hop, modern, and choreography), acting, womanist religious thought, and an independent study. I hope to focus on healing and conscious evolution.

I have had an interesting life. I am a sponge. I take in a lot of information and emotion. I am passionate and eager to learn. Because of that, and to be the best I can be, I take a lot of time to myself. Getting to know my needs and intuition has been my number one priority. Self care involves dancing, singing, writing, meditation, reflection, stretching, maintaining and growing strong relationships, eating nourishing food, reading, and lessening phone/computer time.

I like to be intentional with my time. I am learning how to stay in the flow of life. growing self-compassion, honesty, integrity, community and love. Learning how to accept and be patient can be difficult, but I have found it liberating.

I do not know what I will do with my future. I stay as in the moment as I can. I hope to enjoy some moments with you. I truly am falling more in love with life each and every day.

Thank you for reading <3 <3

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I plan to be in Madrid, Spain during January 2020. I am not yet sure what I will do but I know I do not want to work for someone else. I am interested in staying somewhere for free, where I am free to move how I please (with respect to the space and living beings). I plan to listen to my body. most likely my day will consist of reading, writing, meeting people, eating!, cooking, creating, dancing, meditating and more. I am traveling alone to get some time to reflect in a new setting. I am so grateful for the experience.

I hope to stay with kind, open-minded people :)

Interests

• singing
• fashion
• vegan
• yoga
• meditation
• politics
• reading
• art
• tea
• museum
• healing
• love
• hiphop
• critical thinking
• makeup
• revolution
• gender
• medicinal plants
• modern dance
• food justice
• racial justice

Music, Movies, and Books

I am currently enjoying reading Eckhart Tolles "a new earth", and re-reading "a celestine prophecy". My favorite author is audre lorde. my favorite book is ruby fruit jungle. I love podcasts! I listen to "small doses with amanda seales", "mental wealth and wellness", "the feminist wellness podcast" and much more.

I used to be focused primarily on non-fiction, identity based, liberation work. I am more interested now in conscious evolution and healing and healthy relationships of all kinds.

music. music. music. I love music. I will make music some day. I freestyle often and write a lot of poetry. I love j. cole. He has influenced a lot of my writing. Lauryn hill was helpful was I was really sifting through my pain. I love corinne bailey rae, pj morton, nina simone, cynthio erivo, erykah badu, and more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Healed myself!!! I can control my reality. we all can!

falling in love. such a rollercoaster.

;) <3

Teach, Learn, Share

free writing. song writing. meditation. cooking (learning Buddhist cooking methods). more. jewelry making.

I am truly full of information. I learn all the time. From everything. I know a lot about humans. I know a lot about the effects of trauma on the brain and body. I know a lot about processing feelings. I know a lot about love.

I love to share and teach. I am open to receiving. blessings on blessings.

What I Can Share with Hosts

kindness. information. stories. patience.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Cuba, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Nepal, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Gambia, Russian Federation, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States