CURRENT MISSION

Recreating myself...

ABOUT ME

i am currently working on my PhD in psych 4 social transformation focused on international peace and conflict resolution. i aspire to help shift the way we-(people)- & (some) societies frame conflict, in order to encourage the use of such momentum to jumpstart cooperative means vs coercion- so that all people gain their rightful voices in changing their own worlds.

i love people & like trying to figure myself out- there are always new questions and answers. i feel we are all here for specific reasons, but that we all somehow chose to discover the potential of the human world. 4 me personally, i'm here to make a positive influence & love to have lots -n- lots of fun in the meantime.

i fear stagnation, love to travel & meet people from other places in the
world.

PHILOSOPHY

DITTO THESE~

"Every morning I awaken torn between a desire to save the world and an inclination to savor it. This makes it hard to plan the day." (E. B. White)

"I will not die an unlived life.
I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire.
I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me,
to make me less afraid, more accessible,
to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, and a promise.
I choose to risk my significance, to live so that which came to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which came to me as blossom, goes on as fruit."
--Dawna Markova

"Yeah, well I've got a dream too. But it's about singing and dancing and making people happy. That's the kind of dream that gets better the more people you share it with. And, well, I've found a whole bunch of friends who have the same dream. And it kind of makes us like a family." --Kermit the Frog

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have had many wonderful experiences couch surfing with other members. Sadly I haven't yet had the opportunity to host others...soon i hope! I also dove into the CS community in San Diego, during my brief stay there.. attended many gatherings, played bocce ball with the crew weekly, and have made friends through CS.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i've traveled a lot, and stayed with many friends and friends of friends and that type of situation. i've also met loads of people through experiences like burningman and later couch surfed through those networks. Over the past few months I have also Couchsurfed with several CS members.

Interests

surfing, traveling, peace, politics, music, friends, family, children, latin america, burningman, learning, monkeys, horses, cats, languages, communication, cooking, DANCING, creating, photography, Mac computers, writing, reading, yoga, kickboxing, caipoera, the outdoors, the environment, skating, laughing, global economics, hooping, community, playing-
IOW: LOTS

• cats
• horses
• writing
• singing
• photography
• burningman
• dancing
• environment
• cooking
• yoga
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• outdoor activities
• surfing
• economics
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

~peliculas~
Rendition, Apassionada, Little Miss Sunshine, Big Fish, animatrix, Baraka, E.T. , Barbarella, LOTR, Star Wars, Secret Ballot, Amelie, Putty-Tang, Princess Mononoke, X-Men (all), Matrix 1&2, Head Of State, Wizard of Oz, Cowboy Bebop and most anime...+

~la musica~
idm, breakbeats esp. nu-skul, autechre, orbital, aphex twin, boards of canada, k -n- d , rjd2, minimal techno, Four Tet, sexy, glitchy, filthy, funky phat beats, hip hop, latin, ethnic, nitin sawhney, dj shadow, classical, tribal, Mr. Projectile...2 2 much 2 list

~por leer~
Tom robbins period. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julia Alvarez. Christopher Moore, "The Bell Jar"," Ishmael", "Leadership and the New Science", "The Future of Peace," and an all time fav. is "Reflections on the Art of Living." LOADS

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

R u kidding? K- i studied as an apprentice to a shaman in the Amazon. THAT was amazing..truly i find so much to be /amazing/ this one is hard...life rocks & so do most people so i've seen a lot of goodies.

Teach, Learn, Share

hmmmm....i am a massage therapist ( 11 yrs,), i speak/write/read both spanish & english, write grants for non-profits, cook well, am told i'm funny, i hula hoop and carry one with me (+ i can teach u to make & use them), i know how do a little bit about a lot...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Japan, Mexico, Peru, South Korea, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Honduras, United States