CURRENT MISSION

To follow my bliss and meet some interesting people along the way.

ABOUT ME

I love to travel. I've covered most of the US, a dab of Canada, a dash of Mexcio, a good helping of Europe and a teeny pinch of Central America. Would love to taste South Asia next.

I'm a poet and an English professor. Although I hail from the Upper Midwest, I've lived in Las Vegas for over ten years and have seen the city change quite a bit.

PHILOSOPHY

Open mind, open heart.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Please note that I live in Boulder City, Nevada. I am located about thirty miles southwest of Las Vegas and I don't get to the strip much. If you happen to be traveling out to Hoover Dam, look me up!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Before something like CouchSurfing existed, I bummed around Eastern Europe and stayed in people's houses. It was a fantastic experience. I met a lot of wonderful people, and got to learn about cultures from the inside.

Interests

Poetry, literature, art, high- and low-brow entertainment, hiking, exploring, getting lost, yoga, meditation, metaphysics,

• arts
• literature
• poetry
• documentaries
• yoga
• meditation
• traveling
• bouldering
• magic
• hiking
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Master and Margarita, Justine, The Wide Sargasso Sea, Autobiography of a Yogi, Bhagavad Gita, Tao Te Ching, LOTs and LOTs of poetry--Denise Levertov, Rumi, Mirabai, James Wright, WCW, Jane Hirschfield, Dorriane Laux, Mark Doty

Music: allsorts--Erik Satie, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Arcade Fire, Fleet Foxes, Calexico, and much more...

Movies: City of Lost Children, Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast, Les Vampires, Steamboat Bill Jr., Before Night Falls,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled through Transylvania with a Dracula documentary film crew and toured a lot of dilapidated castles.

Teach, Learn, Share

Tarot reader for over 20 years, hoodoo/conjure and other folk magic, mojo maker, Studying Ayurveda. In a pinch, I'll proofread your paper. Good with plants.

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