CURRENT MISSION

to collect experiences rather than things. to not let the effects of the mundane shroud my perception of this amazingly limitless world.

ABOUT ME

I am currently finishing up a degree in tourism management with a focus on sustainable tourism at a university in Denver, CO. I have been a Couchsurfing member for the better part of a decade though I have not been active for the last year or so due to full time work and full time school. As graduation approaches I am looking forward to traveling and hosting on a more regular basis. I share a house with my boyfriend who is a graphic designer.

PHILOSOPHY

Live your life in a way so that you and the people around you can get the most out of this whole experience. Don't be afraid to do curious things.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Helping people add a little more joy to their travels

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Almost all of the experiences I have had over the years through Courchsurfing have been extremely positive, and the few that have not have at least been interesting.

Interests

socrates, insects, rain, sun, circuses....

• insects
• design
• graphic design
• traveling
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Nick Cave, Chelsea Wolfe, Billie Holiday, The Cramps, Howlin Wolf, Tom Waits, Blonde Redhead, Mouse Rocket, Otis Redding, La Tigre, PJ Harvey, The Runnaways, Misfits, Frank Zappa, Leonard Cohen, Danny Elfman, Crass, Dead Kennedys, Mr. Bungle, Dead Meadow, The Levi Valentines, Chuck Berry, Black Mountain, Neil Young, Django Reinhardt, No Means No, Interpol, Fugazi, Avail, Calexico, Pixies, Joan Jett, Sonic Youth, David Bowie, Al Green, The Donnas, The Unit Breed, Ramones, Peaches, Jawbreaker, Ennio Morricone, The Lost Sounds, Tommy James, Oscar Aleman, Wolfmother, Beirut,The Velvet Underground, L7, Jucifer, Bikini Kill, The Uninvited, Almost anything with the accordion..................... ..........
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Movies: Anything by Jan Svankmajer or The Brothers Quay. The Red Dwarf, Jesus' son, Easy Rider, Fat Girl, Running on Empty, Wild At Heart, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Spirted Away, Lolita, Husbands and Wives, Welcome To the Dollhouse, Rosemary's Baby, Down By Law, Freeway, Big Fish, Chinatown, Videodrome, Battle of Algiers, Before Night Falls, Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask, Black Cat White Cat, Bamboozled, The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb, Jubilee, Romeo is Bleeding, Dracula, Sunset Blvd., Amores Perros, The Dancer Upstairs, Clay Pigeons, 25th Hour, Brazil, Blade Runner, The Omen 1,2,and 3, True Romance, Burden of Dreams, Mildred Pierce, Fishing With John, The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, The Bad Seed, How To Get Ahead in Advertising,Knife In Water, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, La Mala Educacion, My Own Private Idaho,Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Pecker...
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Books that I have read somewhat lately:
Bury Me Standing, By:Isabel Fonseca/ The Unbearable Lightness of Being and
Laughable Loves, both By: Milan Kundera/ The Master and Margarita By: Bulgakov/ Haroun and the Sea of Stories By: Salman Rushdie/ One World Many Cultures/ How to Read a Film By: James Monaco/ The Road to the Worlds End By: Sigurd Hoel/ A Peoples History of the United States By: Howard Zinn/ Hagakure:the book of the samurai/ The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious By:C.G. Jung/ A Farewell To Arms By: Ernest Hemingway/ The Castle By: Kafka/
I like Eriica Lopez, Kathrine Dunn, Jack Kerouac, Tom Robbins, John Irving, Chuck Palahniuk, Charles Bukowski, Douglas Adams....... I also love to read cook books and travel guides.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Taking a five day jungle treck to the unexcavated ruins of El Mirador

Teach, Learn, Share

visited 35 states (70%)Create your own visited map of The United States

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Spain, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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