CURRENT MISSION

Staying positive and seeing the beauty

ABOUT ME

I try and live as much as possible, savouring moments, let the sun cheer me up, notice beauty, remember people's good deeds and smiles. I do yoga and meditate as much as possible (even if it doesn't look like it "should"); I run my own business teaching dance and creativity to young kids and am expanding into somatic multi-arts work in community settings; I am an growing urban farmer and homesteader, who gardens, preserves, and works at low impact living solutions; I try and grow as a human and work at healing myself; I sing; I dance; I commute by bike or by foot; I cook yummy food; I write poetry; I sit outside and stare at trees and plants and flowers and re-energize.

A good cup of tea makes the world a better place.

Nothing beats the sound of rain, thinking and clarifying those thoughts into the most precise words possible, walking to beautiful music (or the beautiful music of the outside), and reading.... And sun. Tea and sun. *nods

PHILOSOPHY

Be honest and passionate in your interests.
Love and live fully (the ups will always outweigh the downs).
Listen to your body (it is the smartest thing I know).
Figure out how to make your passionate interests part of your every day life (don't let money take over–it's not everything).
Eat slowly and savour your food.
Don't rush.
Live in the moment as often as possible.
Enjoy time alone as well as with others.
Sleep well.
Believe in yourself.
Enjoy quiet as much as sound and music.
Sing. Dance. Even if you think you can't.
Find out who you are when all your possessions have been taken away.
Connect with people. It's who you are

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed in various places and hosted a few times. It has always been exciting and inspiring!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CS gives me faith in the goodness of people at a time when all the news promotes is fear

Interests

Healing myself and hoping to assist others in healing
Doing yoga
Instilling the value of art and creativity in the young
Drinking good tea, good coffee, good wine, and other good beverages
Reading
Making art
Making connections
Food and...
Food

• arts
• poetry
• singing
• avant-garde art
• photography
• beauty
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• wine
• coffee
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• walking
• drinking
• gardening
• flowers
• news
• reading
• music
• cycling
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

Music--
The Most Serene Republic, EELS, Regina Spektor, What Laura Says, Grand Archives, The Dreadnaughts, Broken Social Scene, The Books, She & Him, The Beatles, Radiohead, Stars, Ludy Dobri, Streetlight Manifesto, One Night Band, Louis Armstrong, Haydamaky, Feist, Makeshift Heroes, Be Good Tanyas, Great Lake Swimmers, Hello Saferide, OhBijou, Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Dakha Brakha, Boxcar Boys

Movies--
Science of Sleep, Across the Universe, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Scott Pilgrim vs the World, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, August Rush, Virgin Suicides, Cabaret, RENT, V for Vendetta, Royal Tennenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom

TV--
DOCTOR WHO! Also Star Trek. I am so cool. :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

9 day trip to a ton of Egypt's Wonders
and/or
Performances with my Ukrainian folk dance ensemble at folk dance festivals around the world

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to make yummy veg/wheat-free food. I suppose I can (try to) teach a bit of Ukrainian. I know stuff about photography, avant-garde art, a fair amount about organic urban gardening. I'm also always up for philosophizing. Oh, I guess I dance too... hah

Recipes, talking about food, song-trading, and sustainable living/low-impact living ideas are always welcome

Countries I’ve Visited

Egypt, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United Kingdom