CURRENT MISSION

To live life consciously in the moment and leave each of those moments better than we found them.

ABOUT ME

Ken- I'm a raw food chef and one of the founders of Kale University. I'm also a health advocate, public speaker and the executive chef and facilitator at The Optimum Health Institute in San Diego, CA. This is my dream job to teach people about organic gardening, making raw food recipes and other fun, healthy choices.

I enjoy a quiet life with the time to love, laugh, travel and reflect.

My husband Mario is from Italy and we are going on 17 years together and we're having the time of our lives. He is a theatrical entertainer and we work on shows and performances together. Mario is also a dancer and has performed on television and in theaters across Italy and the United States. His performing has taken us to other countries such as Mexico, Greece, Japan and Sweden.

I am also a photographer and painter and have created a body of work that combines both of those worlds.

Mario and I have traveled a lot over the years and we enjoy meeting people from other worldly cultures. Life is meant to be experienced in a way that involves connecting with people and it's those interactions that make it exciting, enriching and entertaining.

We are extremely happy and healthy.

Life is good!

PHILOSOPHY

We all deserve the opportunities to be healthy, happy, loved and connected within ourselves and with other like-minded people. It is our choice how we want to connect and at what level we feel comfortable.

Life is "now" and in each moment we are given a beautiful opportunity to thrive and create our reality. Health starts with the awakening of our body, mind and soulspirit.

I believe that we all possess the ability to create awesome realities. Unfortunately possessing an ability and knowing how to use it are not always in alignment. I will always weigh on the side of humility when it comes to learning anew something that is not realized or conscious yet. As long as it's done with harm to none.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Honesty and respect are two ways we enjoy interacting with everyone we meet. We expect those around us to treat us as we would them. Life is a wonderful gift and interacting with people from our global community is a great way to celebrate that gift.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Enjoy staying with others in their hometown and getting to know a place on more of a "local wavelength". I believe that when we interact with others in a respectful way, we can connect personally and enjoy life in a deeper more meaningful way.

Interests

Raw Food Chef, Dance, Music, Live Performances, Travel, Alternative Healing Information, Photography, Painting, Article Writing, Whitewater Rafting, Travel, Watching educational movies, Public Speaking, Health Coaching on a whole food plant-based lifestyle, WordPress, Website Design, Exercise, Metaphysics, Lazaris, Meditating, Swimming, Socializing and just having fun.

• arts
• writing
• design
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• recipes
• raw food
• vegan
• exercise
• dieting
• gardening
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• music
• whitewater rafting
• boxing
• swimming
• communications

Music, Movies, and Books

The Notebook, TED Talks, Documentaries, Romantic Movies, Comedies, Live Performances. Most types of music from classical to spirit awakening. Richard Bach's Illusions. I enjoy those forms of media that educate, entertain, enlighten and promote visionary thought.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It's hard to single out one thing, but as a category I would say that I have witnessed hundreds of people who have taken back their power with regards to health and healed themselves by shifting their diet to a plant-based, whole-food lifestyle. I am always deeply touched by those who have eliminated diseases this way, when the traditional medical establishment has given up on them and told them to get their things in order because they don't have much longer to live. Countless people continue to prove them wrong and thrive like never before. It is nothing short of miraculous in my opinion. I see it happening every week where I work and the important connections between a living food-diet and one's health are finally being made. That thrills me to no end and that's why I would consider it "amazing".

Teach, Learn, Share

I have spent most of my adult life researching and practicing the lifestyle of being Vegan and educating others who have health opportunities to facilitate their shift to a healthier way of being. I am also an Artist specialized in a mixed media technique with my partner Mario that combines Polaroid manipulation and other forms of media to create a new type of art. I love experimenting on art projects and thinking outside the box (so to speak). I enjoy talking and sharing with other artists and health advocates as well as people who might be curios or new to the concepts or techniques.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belize, Brazil, Canada, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Palau, Peru, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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