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Overview

  • 43 references 33 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Spanish
  • 41, Female
  • Member since 2006
  • Farm girl but I pay my bills as a Brand Ambassador/Mercha...
  • proud graduate of that damn hippy school. 2005 - (aka "th...
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About Me

Perpetually transitioning, I do not currently have a permanent dwelling to call my own or share. Meantime, let’s meet up for a hike!

CURRENT MISSION

share the love

ABOUT ME

i am very much in love with life.

PHILOSOPHY

do what it takes to be happy. at the center of your being, you know who you are and what you want.
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"we are fucked. life is really really good." derrick jensen
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PRINCE LIR: No. Lady, I am a hero, and heroes know that things must happen when it is time for them to happen. A quest may not simply be abandoned. The happy
ending cannot come in the middle of the story.
MOLLY GRUE (to Schmendrick): But what if there isn't a happy ending at all?
SCHMENDRICK: There are no happy endings, because nothing ends.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Seasoned couchsurfer, active since 2006, which is a really long time, apparently.

Love the concept, embrace the unkown!

Interests

learning, watching plants grow, articulating emotions, loving, bikes, feeding the masses delicious vegan food, connecting with humans and non-humans, communication, turning nouns into verbs, recording dreams, waiting for the fall of Dominant Culture

  • culture
  • dining
  • cooking
  • vegan

Music, Movies, and Books

music: from ani to zappa.
movies: american beauty and eternal sunshine of the spotless mind are favorites
books: reading a lot of aggie books, right now. helen & scott nearing, elliot coleman, michael ableman.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

my best friend and i put about 2,000 miles on a tandem bicycle the winter of 2004. one of the most amazing experiences from that trip, besides getting hit by car, was being absorbed by the VAST nothingness of western Texas. Alone with the stars, the armadillos, and our fear of wild boars, being passed by just one truck in 8 hours of riding. nothing but wide open spaces.

Teach, Learn, Share

i cook mean vegan food and love to share ideas in the kitchen.

What I Can Share with Hosts

growing vegetables from seed (and saving seeds to grow next season), yummy vegan recipes/cooking ideas, my family farm, with miles of private trails to explore, bird watching/plant identification basics, life stuff.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Palestine, Puerto Rico, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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