CURRENT MISSION

explore, love and learn

ABOUT ME

i am me. i love people, i love to travel, i love nature and being outdoors. i am working on being comfortable in the stillness, i have a tendency to be restless nowadays since life has been so busy in the past. i now have so much time to stop and smell the roses and am everyday embracing a little more; both the chaotic quiet and calming madness. i am healthy and active and like to try new things and find new challenges. i love my family and friends and appreciate all the love and support i have in my life and hope to give all that and more to the world.

PHILOSOPHY

still developing...but always trying to be good to people, constantly learning, and remaining open to and grateful for all the beauty in life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE

so far a beginning surfer, meeting new and beautiful souls that expand my perception of the world. this spring/summer i hope to host surfers myself when i get back up to fairbanks alaksa to work the wonderful summer season.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

only afew experiences surfing so far but incredibly wonderful ones

Interests

bicycle touring and soon cyclocross. traveling, ALASKA, photography(film, i love the serenity of being in a darkroom), deep and genuine conversations, fire, knitting, crocheting, scuba diving, surfing, cheap champagne, a full bodied red wine, physical and mental challenges, mt. everest, movie nights with friends, cribbage, backgammon, settlers of catan, random adventures, the perfect tie, new socks, cuddling, reading to/with someone, a really great nights sleep, art in general and creative outlets, mosaics, pottery, trains, cooking, raw uncooking, new food, new culture, hiking, fishing, camping....pretty much anything outdoors...spontaneity, poetry, music, glasses, free spirited dancing amd slack linkng. i adore birch trees, the ocean, houseboats, dragonflies, the sound of the rain, the silence of the sky, the beauty of simplicity, spirituality...the warmth from a sincere smile.

• arts
• culture
• poetry
• photography
• beauty
• dancing
• dining
• seafood
• cooking
• wine
• red wine
• cheese
• vegan
• reading
• traveling
• pottery
• knitting
• music
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• scuba diving

Music, Movies, and Books

Musica: elephant revival, horse feathers, rising appalachia, bearfoot bluegrass, iron and wine, angus and julia stone, the beatles, the frames, joe gibbs, kimya dawson, ben harper, andrew bird, laura veirs, taj mahal, fionna apple, dar williams, ani difranco, death cab for cutie, volebeats, O.A.R., van morrison. and always open to more.

Movies: i dont watch a ton of movies anymore.. last one i really liked was the kings of summer, 12 years a slave and i watched lars and stranger than fiction
a few times each.

Books: some i couldnt put down....vagabonding, three cups of tea, shantaram, tuesdays with morrie, banner in the sky, eat pray love, the sex lives of cannibals, and stumbling on happiness very interesting and i cant keep my hands off travel books. i'm currently reading wild and after hope
to get my hands on diane arbus: a biography.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

watching the sun rise over lago de atitlan in guatemala after a 50km epic trek.

What I Can Share with Hosts

i love to cook! ive got an amazing vegan mac and cheese, date energy bars and i do some dang fine work with seafood.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Guatemala, Honduras, Latvia, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Peru, Spain, Sweden, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States

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