CURRENT MISSION
I'm on an Epic Journey Through Latin America! Touring from Texas to the tip of Chile'. Traveling with love and a heart of gold, I'm travel blogging my way down the continent.

ABOUT ME
The time has come for me to venture away from The Garden of Eden, my sustainable ecovillage community of Dallas Ft. Worth, Texas, USA

I have traveled on from the famous, sustainable community, The Garden of Eden (www.intothegardenofeden.com) in Kennedale, Texas where I was a lead gardener and cook. I took the food from seed to fork. Oh, what a beautiful and amazing life that was! Please visit their website for a more information about the operation.

I am a relatively new adult graduate of Texas State University of San Marcos, Texas with a Bachelor's in Cultural Anthropology (specializing in Latin American cultures and Symbolism), Women's Studies and Spanish. I acquired this after many years of work in the Fashion industry of Dallas, Texas as a designer, pattern maker and dress maker.

My 3 adult children were all unschooled (self-led learning). Being an autodidactic or self-learner is a quality of mine that propels me wandering about the planet. As a result I am a chef, clothing designer, organic gardener, writer, anthropologist and a tarot scholar as I love symbols and symbolism and their associated experience.

I am a free spirit looking for adventure and experiences. I love to meet, chat and nurture the souls I come across on my path.

My travel blog home is at www.steemit.com/@loveon. I am a paid member of HelpX. Check out My Facebook page. (Love On Parker/Love On Tobias) Currently I'm traveling through Latin America from North Central Texas. The road is slow and adventurous, there's no hurry.

Although I am not impressed with alcohol and getting drunk, I am 420 friendly. If this is uncomfortable for you please be honest and say so. If you prefer a drunk to someone deeply introspective then ...thank you for checking out my profile. Namaste.

PHILOSOPHY

Everything I experience is a reflection of me.

Life is a JoY and it is what you make it.

Lemons can always be made into lemonade.

We don't need no education. All in all, it's just another brick in the wall.

I've already been to hell. It's all gravy from here.

Cannabis is God's medicine. Any other ideas about this plant is either ignorance or fear. Look it up!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At this time I am backpacking through LAtin America. My intention is to meet other couchsurfers who want to host me for a night or two. The most interesting and beautiful people I have met in the past are those through Couchsurfing. I'm always grateful to touch base with relocated Americans and locals alike.

Interests

Unusual and surprising experiences. Beach experiences are my favorite. Anything that involves water.

One of my great gifts is Tarot and Numerology. Don't be shy, just ask. Sharing this skill of mine is one of my many great passions. Any kind of trade is a possibility.

I am a self-made culinary chef with years of experience using open fire. I love to try new foods and create new dishes with new ingredients. I don't use recipes, I create them!

I love to meet with locals and learn about the lives and experiences of others. Big cities or isolated villages, I am there.

Opportunities for cooking, making jewelry and music, sharing my tarot talents and helping in your garden as well as learning about the locals or indigenous are the main interests I seek.

• culture
• writing
• performing arts
• design
• fashion
• street art
• education
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• coffee
• baking
• yoga
• gardening
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• anthropology
• teaching
• history
• adventure travel
• budget travel
• beaches
• mountains
• freedom
• adventure
• people
• sustainability
• farming
• ecovillages
• indigenous people
• tarot
• teacher
• jewelry making
• foraging
• sustainable living
• lecture
• women empowerment
• teaching english
• medicinal plants
• indigenous cultures
• free living
• wildcrafting
• pyramids
• fire building
• advising

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Woman's Dictionary of Symbolism
The Earth's Children Series
The Secret Lives of Bees
Intentional Communities Directory
anything by Alejandro Jodorowsky
The Vegetarian Myth
The Continuum Concept
The Power of Now
Childhood Disrupted

Music:Classic Rock and Reggae esp. Led Zeppelin and Bob Marley, Pink Floyd, Santana, ZZ Top, David Bowie, The Bhakti House Band, Beats Antiques

Movies: Rarely sit down long enough for a movie and watch very little TV. Jodorowsky's previously banned films, I prefer documentaries such as: The Beautiful Truth, Vaxed and Zeitgeist
Recently I have become addicted to The Game of Thrones and Reign

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

While temporarily living with indigenous in Panama's San Blas Islands the island caught fire and burned ALL of my possessions leaving me stranded in Paradise. The story of how this happened and how I recovered won first place in a travel story contest. Check it out. https://steemit.com/travelstory/@loveon/buying-back-my-kuna (WARNING: Once you start reading my story you won't be able to put it down.)

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a teacher by nature so I am happy to teach any of the skills listed above in my description. I am learning about culture, improving my Spanish and visiting interesting places. Teach me your music and dance, your textiles, colors, food, medicines and wildcrafted plants.

My tarot cards are a big conversation creator. I love to share my knowledge, skill, wisdom, and expertise. I am one of the best users of tarot in Texas and possibly the world. Want a reading, just ask.

I am a bad-ass cook! Give me any ingredients and I will amaze your palette. Have any weird ingredients? Please teach me.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have left my beloved sustainable ecovillage. There, we did everything different than most Americans. I was the master chef of fuel free cooking and one of the two lead organic gardeners. Working with food, in all its forms has been a poetic experience at The Garden of Eden. View our life for an epic upgrade to your vibration. www.intothegardenofeden.com

Any of my skills and experiences I am super happy to share

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Panama, United States