CURRENT MISSION

three sixty on my skis, conquer the Picket Range in the Cascades

ABOUT ME

The name is Kate, in a break between bachelors and master studies, living each day, and creating a place for herself in this perhaps crazy world. I like couchsurfing because it brings different pockets of the world to me when I can't go out and have adventures myself.

Hobbies include skiing and rock climbing, cartography, environmentalism, running, just hanging out with friends, I could go on and on.

My favorite meal is breakfast.

PHILOSOPHY

Kopf nicht unterlassen.

"nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile" (jerry)

"Love is not what you feel, it's what you do" Madeline Engle. . . make a stranger smile every day. (a note on my fridge!!!)

Don't write your life out in a little box. . . .

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When the time and people work out, I am always willing to help out.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Done some hosting back in 98225 and have surfed a few wonderful couches in Europe. Always a great experience.

Interests

My interests??? This is an exciting little box. But I can't say too much, because that takes the fun out of really getting to know each other.

I like coffee and breakfast in early mornings. I like mountains, beaches, and forests, and adventures that incorporate all three. Skiing, climbing, backpacking, challenges are hobbies of mine. My favorite past time is reading...

• breakfast
• coffee
• running
• working out
• reading
• hiking
• backpacking
• skiing
• boxing
• rock climbing
• cartography
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies=Pan's Labrinth, The Big Lebowksi, Little Miss Sunshine, The Brave Little Toaster

Music=Grateful dead, hot tuna, bluegrass, Niel Young, Yonder Mountain String Band, Sharon Jones, The Budos Band, Polecat, Deer Tick, Bob Dylan, Matisyahu, Sublime, Ben Harper, Talking Heads, Tribe called Quest, Janis Joplin, Neko Case, The Black Keys, Allman Brothers, Umphrey's Mcgee, nearly anything.

Books: Julian Barnes, see above

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Recently I climbed down a dune to the end of this sea cave. Then I climbed to the end, where the rocks meets the sea. I got to look out at monstrous waves crashing on huge slabs and sculptures of sand stones and an endless ocean. Pretty epic.

I have also done this hike on Kauai, off of the Na Pali Coast trail. This was fucking amazing (there was beaches, mountains, and forests). The last two miles of the hike was scrambling over rocks and crossing streams in this gnarly path that wounded through the jungle. At the end of the hike there was a 100+ foot waterfall that I just stared and stared at. Plus a hairy goat.

Teach, Learn, Share

The best thing I can show you are the wonders of Bellingham!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Slovakia, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States

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