CURRENT MISSION

I'm interested in travelling to places I have never been for inspiration and growth.

ABOUT ME

I grew up in California, painting and making things. My life and art has led me to many beautiful places.

I adore traveling and meeting kind wonderful people. I also like to cook, make art, ride my bike, listen to music, have a drink here and there, and thrift shop.

I am currently designing, making, and selling jewelry. My instagram is Kokoro_Kara and website: www.kokorokara.etsy.com

PHILOSOPHY

There is no remedy for love, but to love more. Henry David Thoreau

"L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I still have lots to learn about CS, but am excited to stay with some hosts, and occasionally host myself.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far I have only had a few couchsurfing experience. I stayed in a really awesome couchsurfing house in Kyoto. The host was incredible and the other surfers were so nice!

I also hosted for an amazing couchsurfer I met on the Greyhound! It all happened by chance, but I was really grateful to open my doors to a new friend.

Interests

Folk music, kimonos, Japanese language, gemstones, tarot, temples, shrines, cooking, sewing, printmaking, friends, bicycles, artwork, acupuncture, herbs, museums and galleries, tea, good coffee, dressing up...

• birds
• fish
• arts
• cooking
• recipes
• coffee
• drinking
• shopping
• thrifting
• traveling
• painting
• music
• folk music
• cycling
• fishing
• scuba diving
• swimming
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Dolls, The Double Life of Veronique, Hiroshima Mon Amour, Goodbye Lenin, Leonard Cohen, Taken by Trees, Belle and Sebastian, King of Convenience, The Poetics of Space, Wabi Sabi, The Setting Sun...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I climbed volcanoes when I was a child.

Recently, I was celebrating my best friend's birthday at a beach in Santa Cruz. We were swimming in the ocean and all of a sudden hundreds of pelicans flocked around us, diving into the water. A school of fish swam near the shore and the pelicans were in a frenzy, trying to gobble up as many fish as they could, as fast as they could. After the fish and birds dissipated the ocean was glittered with iridescent fish scales. It was incredible. I felt I like I was in a live action National Geographic Magazine.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share some yummy recipes! I'm a great baker and cook.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United Kingdom, United States