CURRENT MISSION

put more food in jars, join a bluegrass band, grow a garden, live well

ABOUT ME

kind of quirky, sometimes quiet, trying to live from my heart. it's big. i'm half-old-granny (the sipping tea and reading variety), even though i've done crazy! amazing! things like living life in other countries, etc. i'm easygoing, but decidedly not "chill" - so there you have it.

PHILOSOPHY

breathe, you are alive! (thank you thich nhat hanh)

I know what the cure is: it is to give up, to relinquish, to surrender, so that our little hearts may beat in unison with the great heart of the world. (henry miller)

nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know (pema chodron)

Maybe you are searching among branches,
for what only appears in the roots. (Rumi)

love more.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting, surfing, sharing life.

I am happy to share in cooking a meal, and happy to wash dishes. Enlightenment, or so I have heard, comes sometime before, after, or during the dishes. ;)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

one beautiful moment when I hosted in Hungary: a flute + voice + guitar jam session while mandala coloring took place. peaceful and joyful.

Interests

being. singing. preserving (!!!) cooking and baking. connection of all kinds. being outside. writing. playing with kids. loving. stretching - actually and metaphorically. laughing. things that resonate.

language. writing. singing and strumming.

just not celery or balloons.

• writing
• singing
• coloring
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• gardening
• reading
• guitar
• surfing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

the tUnE-yArDs, balkan beat box, paul simon, deva premal, bon iver, vampire weekend, langhorne slim . . .

room, anne lamott, jonathan safran-foer, farm city, david sedaris . . .

the cove, little miss sunshine, paper moon, parks&rec, babies . . .

this american life . . .

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This one time, I hitchhiked with the Ecuadorian army and ended up spending the night at a half-built hostel.

Another time, a rock talked to me.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share: preserving, strumming, singing, spanish. . .

I want to learn: aromatherapy, camera stuff, languages. . .

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Greece, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Hungary, Peru, United States