CURRENT MISSION

to live with an open mind and love with an open heart

ABOUT ME

We got married on September 3rd, 2011. We love to read, write, dance, and live life fully. We like people. :-)

We are certified permaculture designers, though the land we currently rent is a work in progress. We have a decent-sized garden which we are delighted to share.

We don't have cable.

We have a baby girl who doesn't always sleep through the night. ;-)

PHILOSOPHY

"And this is what knowledge really is. It is finding out something for oneself with pain, with joy, with exultancy, with labor, and with all the little ticking, breathing moments of our lives." - Thomas Wolfe

“Adventure is a path. Real adventure - self-determined, self-motivated, often risky - forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind - and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you. Nothing will ever again be black-and-white. - Mark Jenkins

"Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art,
It requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation,
as any painter's or sculptor's work; for what is the having to do with dead canvas or dead marble, compared with having to do with the living body, the temple of God's spirit? It is one of the Fine Arts:
I had almost said, the finest of Fine Arts."
-- Florence Nightingale

"What do we leave behind when we cross each frontier? Each moment seems split in two; melancholy for what was left behind and the excitement of entering a new land." - Ernesto "Che" Guevara

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I couchsurfed a lot as a single lady - now I am married and my husband is excited to be a couchhosting and couchsurfing household!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfing is always there to keep me on my toes, life fresh and exciting. It's a great reminder that each individual's experience is unique and there is never any reason to be bored.

Interests

falconry, midwifery, physiologic birth, permaculture, having adventures, making art, learning to throw on a pottery wheel, farmers' markets, rock-climbing, camping/hiking, fishing, playing soccer & ultimate frisbee, latin dancing, meeting the world one person at a time, photography, anything outdoors

• rabbits
• arts
• culture
• humanities
• photography
• dancing
• farmers' market
• running
• zumba
• gardening
• pottery
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• hiking
• camping
• rock climbing
• soccer
• emergency services
• nursing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
Needtobreathe, 1974 AD, anything from Putumayo's collections, Jarabe de Palo, U2, Cafe Tacuba, Van Morrison, James Taylor, Live, Jaguares, Mat Kearney, O.A.R., Sigur Ros, Sufjan Stevens, Regina Spektor, Fernando Delgadillo, Juan Luis Guerra, anything that can be danced to!

Books:
Generally non-fiction. I like books that teach me things or introduce me to new ways of seeing the world.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Too many to pick one.

Found my contact lens in the middle of a north Mexico desert while running from the police.

Hunted squirrels and rabbits with my red-tail hawk.

Married my best friend & adventure buddy. ;-)

Teach, Learn, Share

I have some experience in falconry, permaculture, latin dancing, Mexican culture, Spanish, photography, making paper snowflakes, Zumba! how to thrive.

We would love to learn about gardening, wild edibles, & carpentry in particular - but would really be interested in learning anything you would want to share or teach!

www.howstuffworks.com
Learn something about this world we're borrowing/inhabiting/creating.

1x.com - digital photography meets art

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States

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