CURRENT MISSION

To live in Antarctica as a research scientist

ABOUT ME

My dream is to live in Antarctica. I would love to conduct a symphony orchestra and learn to play the Flamenco Guitar among 33 other things on a my 'list of 35 things I need to do before I turn 35', most of which involve traveling. I love to travel, currently having visited 23 countries, and still with the need to keep moving! The best part, of course, is meeting people.

PHILOSOPHY

I live largely on the wisdom of intuition. My personal truth derives from organic experiences like, preparing food with friends, walking places purely for the act of moving, growing vegetables, singing when you feel like it...Ultimately a friend of mine says it best, "It's not your actions, but your reactions that define who you are". Roll with life and everything will work out as it's supposed to.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can offer, beyond a couch, bread making lessons, yoga instruction, directions to local hiking trails in Southern Switzerland, as well as company on any adventure of intellectual or physical origins.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couchsurfed throughout Switzerland and with some amazing hosts in Canada, and New York! Though mainly I have hosted couchsurfers with this project. So many incredible people, I love couchsurfing for this.

Interests

Really good food
Travel
Conservation Biology
Antarctica
Music (anthing except american country music or american pop/rap music)
Poetry/Literature (100 Years of Solitude, a favorite of mine)
I play violin, some guitar and piano
Yoga
Cross country skiing
Buddhist Philosophy

• literature
• poetry
• singing
• flamenco
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• yoga
• working out
• walking
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• country music
• guitar
• piano
• violin
• hiking
• skiing
• biology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Kings of Convenience, Sufjan Stevens, Clare and the Reasons, Port O'Brien, Moby, Andrew Bird (+)
Books: 100 Years of Solitude, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, The Hour of the Star, 1984, En Attendant Godot, Pere Goriot... (+)
Movies: The Office (Seasons 1-5), Black Books (Seasons 1-3), Waking Life, Manhattan...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I volunteered on an island in the Dalmatian Coast in Croatia restoring a 15th Century Fransiscan Monestary.

Teach, Learn, Share

Yoga, Bread making, How to Cook Vegetarian, How to Write a science paper, Bellydance lessons

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bahrain, Switzerland, United States

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