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Overview

  • 25 references 12 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Yoga Teacher
  • Macalester College
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Explore, learn, live!

ABOUT ME

I am a smiler. I love being silly, dancing, cooking and exploring. I don't like museums, but I can appreciate beautiful things (just not a million in a row where I can't truly take them in). I love to sing. I believe that we should all aspire to find a way to contribute to the world that is not only helpful, but also fun and enjoyable for us. Work shouldn't be work, it should be passion! I would rather really get to know a place than hop around from city to city, but sometimes time and money won't allow long leisurely stays... That's what the next life is for I guess.

PHILOSOPHY

We learn more in silence than we do in speaking. We only get one earth and one body so we should take care of both of them as best we can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am always happy to host people when I'm settled in one place and I think surfing with people is the best way to really get to know a city.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted a few people and have surfed with several amazing people in Germany, Italy, Spain and France. I have also met my husband (https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/evdiggler) through CS, so I am pretty indebted to this incredible organization!

Interests

dancing (burlesque, modern, salsa, pretty much every kind), capoeira, yoga, psychology, cooking/eating, biking, rock climbing, gardening

  • singing
  • dancing
  • capoeira
  • cooking
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • gardening
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • rock climbing
  • psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Good Will Hunting, About Time, The Fall

Music: Oh Wonder, The Beatles, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, California Honeydrops, Damien Rice, Iron & Wine, Thievery Corporation, Atmosphere, Regina Spektor, Hozier, Leon Bridges

Books: Barbara Kingsolver, Paolo Coelho, Haruki Murukami, Patrick Rothfuss

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Making my way from California to Minnesota to India to Germany to Colorado then back to California and realizing that somehow in the end the path all makes sense...

Teach, Learn, Share

I know something about: cooking, nutrition, yoga, dancing, psychology, meditation, environmentalism...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Guatemala, Italy, Panama, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, India, United States

Old School Badges

  • 3 Vouches
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