ABOUT ME
(Some of my reviews have the name of Raven, Raven was my old nickname)

I was born in Illinois.

I read a lot. When I am not reading I am writing. I am a gallany shown artist amd I am have a deep love for all expression of art. I hope to make my own circus one day to tour with.

PHILOSOPHY

Be a good person. To make no suffering for anyone and to show good people that we can work together to make this a better and funner place. That kindness is a reward within itself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have been to 98% of the USA. I am hoping to stop in to Hawaii this summer on the way to Australia. I have been to France, Hungry, Mexico And Canada.

My favorite couch surfing experience was when I stay with someone for a month in Alaska and help them run there an air B&B. I got to stayed in a cabin that looks like it was built by fairies. Spent my days picking blueberries and going hiking.

Interests

• arts
• writing
• books
• literature
• singing
• dancing
• vegetarian
• running
• reading
• traveling
• karaoke
• hiking
• camping
• skateboarding
• volunteering
• ice skating
• event planning

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: I am always reading a couple of books at any given time. Any books by Neil Gamin, ender's game, Sherlock homes, Be Here Now, Clould Atlas, Foundation, The Dune series, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Zen of Motorcycle Maintenance, A Critique of Pure Reason, Lord of the Flies, King Killer Chronicle, Siddhartha, Misborn trilogy, Drizzt do'urden series, the way of the Shadow series, Gulliver's Travels, Anne Frank's diary.

{~Rocky Horror Picture Show~} I played Magenta for two years in lips down on Dixie.

Movies ~ intellectual thrillers, anime and comedy. Specific movies ~ Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the adventures of Baron Munchausen, memento, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless mind, The Wall, Cell, The Man who killed Don Quixote, Blazing Saddles, Idiocracy, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Magic Mountain, The Point, Watch Men (comic, movie and HBO), Sin City, The Matrix, ect.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have directly saved Eight people's lives with my medical knowledge I picked up in Boy Scouts. (Yes, I was in boy scout. I'll Tell you how if you ask) Being at the right place at the right time is a gift of mine.

I organized a single sock/glove Drive where I even accepted people single socks/gloves to match them for the less fortunate. We were able to get over 5,000 pairs of socks & 2,000 pairs of gloves.

I organized a homeless verses police bowling game to raise money for the homeless shelter. We ended up raising $3,000 + food donations!

I've also started 3 anime clubs in different states for teens.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn. It's one of my favorite reasons to use couchsurfing. Learning the true heart of a city. I am very passionate about volunteering and leaving any place I go better than I found it.

Am am open book. I have great travel stories and tips.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I make body care products (facemask, hair mask, face scrubs, face and body moisturizer, etc) I am a flow artist. I can teach fan dancing, fire eating, and staff. Depending on if I have the prop with me.

I also love to clean. If you needed help cleaning and organizing I'm all for it! Garages, houses, yards. No judgements.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, France, Hungary, Mexico, Thailand