CURRENT MISSION

Make the most of every moment. Share love. Cultivate peace and happiness wherever I go and with whom ever I meet. Raise awareness and express thankfulness!

ABOUT ME

Aloha! My name is Laura. (: The forest is where I am happiest.

PHILOSOPHY

To live in tune with the natural world around me. To enjoy and appreciate the simple and pure things that life has to offer. Be happy. Be peaceful. Be Free. Treat others with love and kindness. Love. Share. Live. Smile. Laugh Always. Never Grow Up. Learn every day. Be Nice.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As I travel through life, I would like to share this miracle. Strangers are only strangers until you know them.... Then they are friends. Hoping to cultivate memories, share experiences, and meet many friends.

Interests

wandering through the woods barefoot, foraging, natural building, primitive skills, hiking, canoeing, exploring new places, permaculture, playing music (mandolin and ukulele), building strong community, sustainability, conservation work, talking to strangers, experiencing new cultures, meeting new people, plants, mushrooms, meditation, traveling, birds, trees, singing, painting, soil, leaves, rocks, fire, music, . Many things are interesting :)

• birds
• singing
• cooking
• meditation
• gardening
• traveling
• painting
• music
• hiking
• canoeing

Music, Movies, and Books

Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Cash, Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, Bob Marley
Be free where you are, Celestine Prophecy, Hand Sculpted House, Anam cara, the cat empire, Jesse Stewart, round Ireland with a fridge, David Grisham, toots and the Maytals, mountain man, captain chaos, ghost mice, so many more bands , so many more books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

awoken to a new day, lived as a human being and appreciated breathing in and out.

leapt from a waterfall into a mountain stream.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share Primitive Skills, wild medicines, wild foods, Gardening skills, natural building skills, happiness, sewing skills, bird identification, and more.

Hope to learn many things from many people. From Philosophy to language, instrument playing to cooking, resilient community building skills to carpentry, singing songs to making baskets. bush craft and primitive skills.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good Company. Interesting and Creative Conversation. Skill Sharing. Dinner.

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Spain, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United Kingdom, United States