CURRENT MISSION

to appreciate every minute

ABOUT ME

i am a teacher and i live with my sri lankan husband and our 3.5 year old near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

PHILOSOPHY

do no harm.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i had many a stranger turn into a good friend at my place in ecuador and also in cambodia.

Interests

hanging with my family, going out with friends, the beach

• backpacking
• camping
• rock climbing
• swimming
• teaching
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

on my iPod ... allison krauss, ani difranco, bacilos, beastie boys, bela fleck, ben harper, bob dylan, bonnie raitt, burning spear, carlos vives, damian marley, david gray, diana krall, dixie chicks, ella fitzgerald, eric clapton, fleetwood mac, g love, grateful dead, indigo girls, jack johnson, joni mitchell, juanes, ladysmith black mombazo, madonna, manu chao, maroon 5, natalie merchant, neil young, norah jones, ocean colour scene, old and in the way, paul simon, phish, reik, sting, U2, wilco can you say ecclectic?

i love love love to read, its my favorite hobby.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

trekking in bhutan, swimming with hammerhead sharks and sea lions in the galapagos, backpacking around northern india with my little sister, releasing baby sea turtles in malaysia, climbing mount kilimanjaro, seeing orangutans in the wild in borneo, camping in the ecuadorean jungle...too many to count and many more adventures to be had!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Italy, Saudi Arabia, United States, Viet Nam

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