CURRENT MISSION

To know, love, and experience all that I can.

ABOUT ME

Unfortunately I find it extremely and blissfully easy to ramble on and on about myself in written introduction! But I'll try to limit my words so I don't scare you away with my shameless self-absorbance. (Somehow I don't think that's a word. Unless possibly referencing the autocannibalism of sponges. But I think I'll leave it anyway.) Though I love to write and to speak, I am pitiably ineloquent in the written and spoken word, so it makes sense to carry that trait on to my internet persona, don't you think? This incoherence is almost ironic, considering my profound love all forms of expression - art, dance, music, writing, theater, philosophy, laughter, movement, thought. Just show me who you are through any creative channel that you have, and I'll love it! I'll love it because it's you, and that makes it real and meaningful and beautiful.

PHILOSOPHY

My mind is wide open. My worldview is forever changing, and I welcome your input, should we ever meet. I love all faiths and spiritualities, for they all teach truth and beauty and wisdom, bringing us closer to ourselves and each other and the earth. I'm also vegan, which is probably important for you to know if you're hosting or being hosted by me!

Interests

Anything new or unique: be it experience, place, or person. Also reading, dancing, scuba diving, running, thinking, learning new languages, poetry, walking around big cities with my iPod, cycling, observing people, sitting in cafes for hours, nature walks, hide-and-seek, photography, dreaming, and chillin' with my mutha futha crew.

• arts
• writing
• poetry
• photography
• beauty
• dancing
• running
• walking
• reading
• music
• spoken word
• cycling
• hiking
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• languages
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Literature: Life-long bookworm here. There's so much I love. I particularly enjoy anything that's really lyrically written, particularly books by Salman Rushdie, Virginia Woolf, or Jonathan Safran Foer (both his fiction and non-fiction).

Film: Eternal Sunshine, The Fountain, Amélie, Hero, The Prestige, Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony, everything directed by Wes Anderson or Tomm Moore, and anything else I find visually, viscerally, or intellectually inspiring.

Music: Oh God, where to begin.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living for two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador. Climbing the Great Wall. Hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Cartwheeling over the salt flats of northern Argentina. Falling in love in Morocco. Hitch-hiking through Europe and Turkey. Driving through the American West with my long-time best friend and now-spouse, Alex Ogle. Hopefully there's much more to come...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Canada, China, Ecuador, Spain, United States