CURRENT MISSION

exploring, experiencing and educating myself ...

ABOUT ME

loving life! i'm fairly easy going but understandably don't like being pushed around. i'm sarcastic, if you can handle it. given my random assortment of interests, i tend to be pretty adaptable.

although,
i'd rather be hot than cold.
i'd rather be laughing than frowning.

i live for new experiences and adventure, meeting people and eating delicious exotic food. i also just like to hang with old friends, listening to tunes and eating beans and rice ; )

a tiny sample of the many many things that i enjoy - sunshine, travel, laughter, beauty, dancing, wool, moss, nerds, water, fuchsia ...

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me now! [december, 2010] what a sweet-ass past 2 years!! i'm floating on the wind, and riding the waves. spent a few seasons on the beautiful haven that is salt spring island, BC. farming; hiking; gardening; loving. great friends, great land.

completed a coast to coast to coast north american adventure, spanning 6 months and lots of couches. am out west to housesit and catch my breathe for the winter.

PHILOSOPHY

i have been reflecting on a story a wonderful friend told me:

one day King Solomon brought together all his wisest men and asked them "i need you to find me a phrase that makes me happy when i'm sad and sad when i'm happy."

so they all left him to ponder and then they came back the next day. they gave him a ring and engraved on the inside was the words "this too will change".

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i find it extremely motivating. reminds me to savour the awesome moments and to look positively in dark times, as for better or worse, the only guarantee is that this too will change.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

a couch when i can, and spreading the love by cooking when taken in.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

couchsurfers make a great community. i've made connections in places i wouldn't have expected, and learned lots from people i wouldn't have normally interacted with. it opens up so many doors, literally -and- metaphorically!

Interests

heres some things i love - maybe we'll have something in common!

. my face to the sun
. traveling, and integrating into local cultures [hitchhiking, for example]
. tom robbins / neil gaiman - these men are genius
. a quality dark coffee
. anything and everything that makes me laugh
. sci-fi / fantasy / quirk / action
. growing food
. the princess bride - anytime! best movie ever
. classic rock, folk, blues, and electronic music - especially dubstep / mnml / tekhouse
. video games - many platforms, many styles!
. graphic novels
. water and its sounds, its beaches, scuba diving in it, splish-splashing around

• beauty
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• coffee
• gardening
• video games
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• electronic music
• blues
• hiking
• scuba diving
• hitchhiking
• beaches

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

save that for when we're chatting over a bottle of wine!

Teach, Learn, Share

live. learn. love.

you can't get a simpler life lesson than that!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Barbados, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Malaysia, Netherlands Antilles, Singapore, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, United States

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