CURRENT MISSION

being present

ABOUT ME

Happiness is- a strong cup of coffee, a good glass of wine, speaking languages, climbing to the top of things, lakes, running in the rain, onsens in the snow, getting on a plane to go anywhere, bookstores, road trips, long letters, and live music.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in Energy, compassion and gratitude, the rest I haven't figured out yet.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Mostly dinners, drinks and some sightseeing with couchsurfers while I was living in Cambodia. All lovely encounters. Just moved back to Austin semi-permanently and would love to share my hometown with travelers coming through.

Interests

• wine
• coffee
• running
• drinking
• music
• live music
• rock climbing
• languages
• road trips
• sightseeing
• lakes

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Mumford and Sons, Nickelcreek, Libby Kirkpatrick, Toni Price, Nick Drake, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Flaming Lips, New Pornographers, Iron and Wine, Xavier Rudd, Ruthie Foster, Greencards, and anything new and local that has soul.

Fiction:
Jitterbug Perfume (anything by Tom Robbins really), Sailing alone around the room, anything by Murakami, Unbearable Lightness of Being, all Mary Oliver, Bel Canto, anything by Julia Alverez. I tend to get obsessed with authors and read everything they write. I don't recommend this, but I can't seem to break the habit.

NonFiction: Three Cups of Tea. Mountains Beyond Mountains. The Spirit Catches you and you fall down, Barbara Jordan's Autobiography, Loung Ung's Memoirs of Cambodia, Dogs and Demons. White Man's Burden.

Movies: I've haven't been keeping up in the past years, but old favorites are Life is Beautiful, Amelie, Spellbound, Lost in Translation.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

PEPY (www.pepyride.org)

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