CURRENT MISSION

To be here now

ABOUT ME

What I LOVE -
eating tuna from a can
DANCING
existential conversations
GOOD MUSIC
drag queens, yes hunty! you better WERK!
languages, namely German
being bald
the i's: iPhone, iTunes, iTouch, etc
sunrises
beards
going commando
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
sleeping with the sound of rain
giant inflatable penises (inside joke, ask me about it!)
Glühwein
the great outdoors
cuddling
did I mention DANCING?
meditation
drill and ceremony
food - I eat it all BUT work it right back out
sparkling water/soda water/carbonated water; however you call it
saunas
canoeing
craft beer
hookah
Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz (yes, that is ONE word. <3 German!)

red wine
gelato
sushi
bartending
video and computer games
ACCENTS
mon cheri
the Kentucky Derby
teaching AND learning
Kinderüberraschungseier
oh and at last, dancing

What I HATE -
convenience food (frozen pizzas, lunchables, microwavable dinners, etc)

black socks. gross.
like, people who, like, use "like" too much, like yeah
bad grammar
homophobes
corporate greed
golf. so. boring.
people who don't take care of themselves
any time earlier than 10:00 a.m.
pants with one million buttons instead of a zipper
cigarettes, not the people who smoke them, though ;)
when it gets soooo cold, i start crying
non-electric toothbrushes
people who don't answer their phones/reply to text messages
replying to a text message with just "k" AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
MUSHROOMS. EKLIG.
tissue papers. just the thought of something so dry in your mouth. [shivers]
embarassingly stereotypical Americans
grading papers/tests
anything plastic
vegemite

So, basically your run of the mill progressive, fit forward, existentialist, unitarian, Deutsch loving, bald and bearded, take home to mom, dancing food snob.

PHILOSOPHY

Never pass up any opportunity presented to you. You never know if it will ever show up again.

I may be from the US, but I'm foremost a citizen of this world.

A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would chuck wood.

If you can't love yourself, how the f*ck are you going to love someone else?

It takes a village.

Wer sich keine Zeit für Freunde nimmt, dem nimmt die Zeit die Freunde

I hate it when ugly people say, "I need my beauty sleep." Bitch you need to hibernate!

Grammar: The difference between knowing your shit, and knowing you're shit.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

CS is something I take very seriously. For me it's just not a free stay at someone's place, instead it's getting the chance to get to know a local and the place in which they're living through their perspective. Great conversations about awesome travel stories tickle my fancy. Generally we do this over a nice home cooked meal de moi :P.

Oh, and I ALWAYS leave a reference, no matter how busy I get. They're very important for CS to work, so I'd advise everyone else to do the same.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far: U.S., Australia and all over Europe, the birth of my CouchSurfing awakening.

TBA: Africa, Southeast Asia, Middle East, and, uh, I don't know, the rest of the world?

I probably won't stay at a hotel/hostel ever again if I can help it :).I have hosted and have been hosted several times, don't let the few references fool you!

Interests

music, dancing, language, fashion, traveling, red wine, beer, outdoors, feminism, second language acquisition, learning through computer games, socialism, existentialism, linguistic anthropology, cultural identity, post post-modernism, history, urban planning, politics, meteorology, sexuality, spirituality, meditation, health and wellness, anti-nationalism/humanism

• fashion
• beauty
• dancing
• bachata
• waltz
• womens rights
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• red wine
• beer
• coffee
• running
• meditation
• partying
• politics
• traveling
• eating out
• cars
• knitting
• music
• guitar
• piano
• outdoor activities
• canoeing
• snowboarding
• basketball
• tennis
• golf
• anthropology
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

All. Even the bad ones! Music wise, it depends on my mood. But I really do enjoy electronic and synth pop.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Australia. Everything there is amazing. Except the spiders. SCREW SPIDERS!

Teach, Learn, Share

I know how to ride a unicycle, drive, photograph professionally, effectively learn (and teach) languages, cook and bake, build a tent, canoe, march, shoot a rifle, snowboard, host parties, knit, play tennis, work on cars, rock climb, CPR, bartend, blow smoke rings, rappel, white river raft, dance salsa/meringue/bachata/waltz/cha cha cha/the charleston.

I would LOVE to learn how to surf, brew my own beer, plant correctly, mountain climb, sky dive, play the guitar, play the piano (know a little, but still learning), wear the right things, converse better, write better, and probably much much more.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Great stories from Berlin to Australia, Texas to Minnesota. Also, free coffee and most likely good food and wine. I'm a progressive version of Paula Dean with male parts.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Austria, Germany, United States

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