CURRENT MISSION

to be present while exploring the ways i can begin to heal our world

ABOUT ME

just a soul trying to be human. enjoying the present moment unfolding itself beautifully to me. i like no plans, new people, sitting in nature, love.

check out www.lauraoneill.blogspot.com for travel pics and my heart poured out.

PHILOSOPHY

peace is every step, it turns the endless path to joy

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

fairly new to couchsurfing, been meeting lovely people in india, sri lanka, and ecuador. i am looking forward to showing people around my home town, seattle...that is if i am ever there.

i am so eternally grateful for csing and all the beautiful people i have met.

Interests

la naturaleza, activism, meditation, music, dancing of all kinds, creating, meeting people, sharing, third world feminism, hiking

• dancing
• womens rights
• meditation
• walking
• gardening
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: anything by linda hogan, thich nhat hanh, sharon olds, mary oliver, herman hesse, annie dillard, sylvia plath, RUMI :) :)

Music: bill frisell, woody guthrie, mercedes sosa, billie holiday, louis armstrong, kings of convenience, the beatles, iron and wine, andrew bird, sufjan stevens, silvio rodriguez, joni mitchell, caetano veloso, os mutantes, elliot smith, leonard cohen, nickle creek, andrea bocelli, cab calloway, slim & slam, the swell season, various irish folk songs, sidney bechet, bob dylan, joan baez, the list goes on...

Movies: amelie, goodbye lenin, some like it hot, lost in translation, big fish, anything with charlie chaplin, the golden beetle :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

walked the Camino de Santiago across northern Spain with my dad. it was so incredible, just walking, meeting people from all over the world, living a simple but wonderful life.

Teach, Learn, Share

teach: meditation, swing dance, ghostbustin

learn: more about pacific northwest trees! gardening in general

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