CURRENT MISSION

to love

ABOUT ME

I was raised in an open environment, seeing and knowing a diverse collection of people. I strive to open my heart to everything and everyone. The bigger it gets the bigger it gets.

I'm a nanny now but have been a Montessori teacher, massage therapist, assistant midwife, wedding florist, landscaper, and worked the circulation desk at the Physics, Math and Astronomy library at the University of Texas-Austin.

PHILOSOPHY

We have a great deal of power over our experience; it lies in the choices we make about how to respond to what's going on around us. I aim for inner freedom and find that it materializes in my outer world.

Things we do and say have an impact on the world beyond our understanding. Pay Attention.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

In the past, I've done some hosting and I miss it. Not able to host now due to my little apartment. I've done a little surfing and have loved it.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted quite a few lovely people in Austin and have stayed with people in Paris, France; Antigua, Guatemala; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Portland, Oregon. All good experiences, and even some new friends.

Interests

plants (growing and eating), enjoying the ocean, travel, books, education as revolution, art appreciation (occasional art-making), human behavior, the activity and power of the mind, swimming, dancing, staring into space, reveling in the colors and shapes of things, their feel and personality.

• arts
• books
• dancing
• education
• environment
• traveling
• knitting
• surfing
• swimming
• astronomy
• teaching
• history
• mathematics
• physics

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: some like it hot, the station agent, my life without me, zboys in dogtown, raising arizona, down by law....
music: polyphonic spree, krishna das, brian eno, rachel's, poi dog pondering, yo la tengo, the walkmen, brazilian girls, talking heads, low, dirty three, mountain goats...
books: confederacy of dunces, the comedians, my antonia, bone people, temple of my familiar, my family and other animals, justine, any travel stories....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was the very first person to touch a baby as it was being born. That may even rival traveling in India as a 10 year old.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you stay here I can teach you how to knit and/or make migas, and, as proven by previous surfers, give you a spotty account of American history.

I have learned a great deal from fellow travelers and am so pleased to know that each person I meet has gifts of knowledge, skills and heart. Make a bed and learn about life. Such a deal!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Spain, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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