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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
I am sailing around the world, if you'd like to meet me or simply show me around in any of my 12 destination countries I'd greatly appreciate it. I'll be staying on the boat but would love to hang with natives. Email me :)
ABOUT ME
Innovative advocate for ethical manufacturing of products, an enthusiastic professional who learns quickly. Especially adept at fostering relationships, networking, communication, leading people towards completion, working in a group, and problem/solution identification. It has been my good fortune to be raised in a multicultural environment. My grandmother is from a knighted family stemming from Eastern Germany, my mother from Guyana and my father from India. I have been apart of cultural exchanges exposing me to different ways of life and teaching me an acceptance of all people.
PHILOSOPHY
No regrets, Carpe Diem, and do today what should be done tomorrow.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I believe in sharing resources and ensuring that everyone's needs are met. Everything I have is meant to be shared with others. Any time I have a resource or opportunity to drive somewhere and share the trip I publicize that. I volunteer for a no-money swap shop where one exchanges goods for goods instead of using monetary funds.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I have yet to actually 'couch surf' but often times I make friends in unexpected places and share my home with them. I frequently use the Craigslist rideshare service where people traveling far distances post when they're departing and one can join them in their car. Our world needs a good lesson in sharing couch surfing and rideshare promote this.
Interests
Learning, arts and crafts, travel, spending time with friends and family, dance, trapeze acrobatics, gymnastics, singing, violin, yoga, hiking, cooking, new experiences, first times, new people pretty much anything fun!
Festivals and music venues are common places for me to be.
- arts
- singing
- festivals
- dancing
- environment
- cooking
- yoga
- coach
- crafts
- boating
- shopping
- traveling
- music
- violin
- outdoor activities
- hiking
- camping
- surfing
- sailing
- cheerleading
- gymnastics
- business
- law
- volunteering
- mountains
Music, Movies, and Books
Documentaries are the main form of film I watch, King Korn is a personal favorite as is The Cove, Dirt, and Africa Unite. Music: gypsy jazz, blues, rhythm, soca, dub step, hip-hop, classical, and world.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Free Climbed to the top of a peak overlooking the ocean and had to hang from vines as to avoid falling. Lived off of the land for extended periods of time. Cleveland High School 2009 Rose Festival Princess!
Completed almost 1,000 hours of community service completed in the last 5 years.
6 months as an exchange student in Germany, where I refined my German skills and acquired fluency.
Outdoor School counselor, where I teach special needs 5th and 6th grade students about the environment for six days at a camp as part of their curriculum in school.
Coach for Team Shine, Oregon's 1st and only special needs cheerleading team.
Lived life to the fullest and taken chance of every opportunity that comes my way.
Teach, Learn, Share
I am currently in the process of building a sustainable development on 120 acres of land in the foot hills of mt. Hood with a group of fellow leaders. Much knowledge on intentional self sufficient communities has already been gained through this process. Years of living have given me a plethora of knowledge to share concerning holistic health, environmental issues, conservation, business, and many other topics.
Countries I’ve Visited
Canada
Countries I’ve Lived In
Germany, Guyana, United States