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Overview

  • 8 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 39, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Writer, Artist, Teacher
  • BA Literary Journalism, University of California, Irvine
  • From Bakersfield, CA, USA
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About Me

I like riding my bike, being in nature, and singing to strangers on the street. I laugh at dog poop jokes, am easily moved to tears, and feel endlessly humbled by the beauty and perfection of this world.

"We can do no great things, only small things with great Love."
- Mother Teresa

Interests

Lake swimming. Preferably between sauna sessions.

Bike rides and picnics.

Communing with nature.

Consciousness and spirituality.

Laughing really hard at stupid things.

  • dogs
  • singing
  • beauty
  • cooking
  • baking
  • vegetarian
  • meditation
  • sauna
  • guitar
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Motorcycle Diaries, Into the Wild, Big Fish, Begin Again, Tangled.

Music: Anything that moves my heart and/or feet.

Books: The Prophet. The Diary of Anne Frank. Guardians of Being. A New Earth. There Is A Monster At The End Of This Book.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hiked up a mountain in the middle of the night to catch the sunrise from the summit. Totally worth it.

Teach, Learn, Share

To Share: Vegetarian cooking. Gluten-free baking. Sun Salutations. Vipassana meditation. Guitar pickin an' a singin'. An encyclopedic knowledge of every episode of The Simpsons, seasons 3 - 8.

To Learn: Cycling Routes, bike maintenance, memorable hikes and swimming spots.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Poland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia, Italy, Thailand, United States

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