CURRENT MISSION

To get to the next adventure and always evolve.

ABOUT ME

36. Fulltime nonprofit fundraising grants management professional. I am also an artist and painter, and burgeoning illustrator. My favorite thing to do lately is take my car I converted into a camper to wild camping spots and visit friends. When I'm home I'm really into making coffee and meditating in my garden in the mornings. I'm also into going out to see live music and art shows, and love to dance. We'll get along if you practice gratitude, enjoy talking about movies and art, and make it a point to not take life too seriously. :)

Happiness is a choice. And embracing impermanence brings greatest peace.

If you are curious about my artwork, you can see everything on my website: www.lauramarshallarts.com.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I hosted some wanderers out in the Kazakhstani steppe while I was living abroad and fell in love with the immediate bond you get from meeting another CSer. I've also surfed in Thailand, Japan, and Iceland.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted quite a few people and have surfed a handful of places. I've kept in contact with a couple of people I've hosted and have hosted me. Love love love CS!

Interests

I'm interested in live music, going to see performances, vintage clothes hunting, baking, writing, meditating, and laughing as much as possible. After 10 years in the Bay Area, I'm a quintessential pseudo-hippie (i.e. I have lots of crystals and read tarot). If you don't ascribe, I won't bring it up at all. To each their own.

• cats
• dogs
• arts
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• meditation
• gardening
• traveling
• painting
• poker
• music
• rock climbing
• laughing
• spirituality
• museums
• crystals
• tarot
• art shows

Music, Movies, and Books

Amelie. Kung Fu Hustle. Coffee and Cigarettes. Spirited Away. Totoro. Royal Tenenbaums. Izzard. Jiro Dreams of Sushi. South Park. Deadwood. Wire. Gervais. High Fidelity. Baraka. Fargo. Lebowski. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
Newsom. Iver. Heap. Múm. Sigur Rós. Samaris. Austra. Fever Ray. The Knife. Bazan. the National. Florence. Modest Mouse. Fiona. Bonobo. Four Tet. Björk.
Seligman.Zinn. Murakami. Sedaris. Miller. Eggers. King.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Learned a turkic language and the hammer frisbee throw.

Teach, Learn, Share

taboo words in Kazakh. raising money for artists. how to build a budget. baking and cooking recipes.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Happy to share my favorite Oakland/Bay Area spots, outdoor and indoor. I love sharing a good meal and stories with new people.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Gibraltar, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan, United States

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