I write and know a lot of songs, that's what I do best and most. I'm a word girl. Total Gemini. It's all about lyrics for me. I like to play music for and with friends and prefer campfires and coffeehouses to bars and touring, so that's maybe why you haven't heard of me (yet). You can download my discography for free at https://mariamango.bandcamp.com 🎧

🛋🏄‍♀️ I've almost always couch surfed and never paid for accommodations, and yet have never used this app yet! I've always managed to make new friends the old-fashioned way, ya know, in real life? 🤗

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Snowbird from Manitoba, staying in BC til the snow melts. Would love to meet some other musicians and check out and play some open mics and shows. I already have a good handful of friends to hang and stay with in Vancouver and Victoria, but always open to meeting more!

Interests

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• organic food
• solo travel
• ukulele
• playing guitar
• busking
• organic gardening
• healthy eating
• making music
• making friends
• community building
• burning man
• songwriting
• open mics
• babysitting

Music, Movies, and Books

I adore music that makes me FEEL things, so you will notice most of my favorites are singer-songwriters:

The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Greg Brown, Leonard Cohen, Cat Stevens, Melanie, Sandy Denny, Kate Wolf, Joni Mitchell, Mary Lou Lord, Elliott Smith, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong duets, Blind Melon, Hayden, Shawn Colvin, Ani Difranco, Nirvana, Jason Webley, Fraser & Debolt, Guy Clark, Stevie Wonder, Janis Jopin, Crystal Bowersox, Madonna, ABBA, Martin Sexton, Townes Van Zandt, Rilo Kiley, First Aid Kit, Johnny Cash & June Carter, Buddy Holly, Mozart, Beats Antique, Michael Franti, Sun Kil Moon, Jason Isbell, Sista Otis, The Magnetic Fields, Kimya Dawson, The Handsome Family, Leaf Rapids, Teenage Fanclub, Phoebe Bridgers, and THE WEEPIES. 💖

If you happen to be a musician yourself, I'd love to check out your original tunes, please send me a link!

BOOKS:

Love, Stargirl & Stargirl, Sacred Economics, Capitalism vs the Climate, The Music Lesson, City of Refuge, Anna Karenina, The Tao of Pooh, The Gift, Dharma Punx, This Is Your Brain On Music, Zen Guitar, A General Theory of Love, Tiny Beautiful Things, Daring Greatly, Bird by Bird, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck, Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges, In the Realm of the Hungry Ghosts, and so many more... 📚

MOVIES:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Misfits, Harold & Maude, Roadside Prophets, Waking Life, Blue is the Warmest Colour, Once, Wolf Children, Captain Fantastic, Just Before I Go, Pennies From Heaven, Revolutionary Road, and documentaries.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One? 😂 Lived in Kalalau Valley! 🌈 That was amazing and life-changing. That's where I started writing songs and why they call me Mango! Then 11 years of Burning Man and San Fran and many epic adventures and festivals later, I've retired to a life of organic gardening in the Manitoba prairies! Life continues to be amazing in different ways! 💚

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to help people find and free their singing voice, and/or learn to play guitar or ukulele. I believe we are all musical creatures and love to inspire and bring that out in folks!

I am also known as the "Couchsurfing Nanny" with tons of experience taking care of others' children and loving them as if they were my own. I consider it a sacred service, giving mamas some much-needed "me time."

What I Can Share with Hosts

I will bring home and cook healthy food for you and do your dishes and serenade you afterwards. 🎶

Countries I’ve Visited

Peru, Serbia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States