I am passionate about bringing people together (building community),
especially through coordinating events, dinners and conferences. I
enjoy creating enriching experiences so that interesting people can
correlate, shape projects and laugh. I was a private chef/house manager and have worked as a program manager coordinating events, conferences, and workshops for non-profits. I am currently working in a world history classroom.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like making new friends!! It is nice to see how people live differently, yet we are all similar in our needs for happiness, community and fun.

My friends are people who understand and appreciate a quirky sense of humor, candidness and exploration. My favorite people are playful,
demonstrative, kind, and can respect another person even if they disagree.

Interests

My interests are: family & friends, dancing, creating art, human resource,
trail running, orchids, meditation, forests, enriching
environments, teaching, the earth, ethical leadership, jazz shows,
writing poetry, flexibility, safaris, museums, beauty, genuineness,
wisdom, blending tea, drip coffee, archeological sites, hot springs,
the mind, the unification of mindfulness and awareness.

• arts
• culture
• writing
• poetry
• beauty
• dancing
• dining
• coffee
• vegan
• running
• meditation
• traveling
• jazz
• trail running

Music, Movies, and Books

newspapers, radiolab, Hesse, audiobooks, Cather, Chogyam Trungpa, the
splendid table, Kingsolver, Reichl, Murakami, zencast, most
cooking/nutrition and Bradbury, M.F.K Fisher, Jane Austen, how to do
everything podcast

Elliott Smith, Radiohead, the bad plus, Snatam Kaur, funk...jazz, 80s
pop, Santigold, Goldfrapp, Modest Mouse, grimes, most
electronic/dance, Rihanna, some death metal, stones throw, Bat for
Lashes

anything Sherlock Holmes related, Poirot, Dr. Who, antiques roadshow,
cooking or survival reality shows, firefly, twin peaks, Game of
Thrones, mind of a chef-whatever Anthony Bourdain does, Luther, comedy
shows

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I like climbing mountains.

Teach, Learn, Share

I've taught children, invested, apprenticed with a master, been a
magician's assistant, and have gotten degrees in completely opposite
fields (polymath--my ideal!!). I have parallel careers and am mostly
loving the challenge.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am very open to talk about anything.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Denmark, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia, Netherlands, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City State, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States