CURRENT MISSION

To see places I haven't yet and meet the people there!

ABOUT ME

"The same wonderful hurricane she was when she was five" - a quote from my best friend in preschool's mother.

Live in Portland, work at a theater/nanny/freelance as a stagehand/tech. I like sewing, knitting, playing music. I LOVE my bicycle. I like to garden and play the mandolin and sing and... bake bread!

PHILOSOPHY

Honor those around you, honor yourself, and step outside your comfort every once in a while, it's good for you.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting, surfing, all of it is great great.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfed around Australia and NZ, hosted in Portland some.

Interests

• singing
• theater
• dining
• recipes
• gardening
• technology
• knitting
• music
• surfing
• freelancing
• languages
• religion
• mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My mother took me to stay at a Buddhist monastery in the Santa Cruz mountains every year as a kid, and when I was sixteen, I spent a summer as a Zen student, studying their religion and philosophy. I worked to support the guest season (how they make money in the summertime), woke up early early every, meditated four hours a day, and had an incredible summer. I'm not a religious person of any particular persuasion, but the ideas of community and respect that I learned that summer have stayed with me.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Knitting/Sewing, Mandolin Playing
Learn: Other languages! And musical instruments.
Share: Recipes/food.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, New Zealand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States