I'm a professional circus artist, theatre maker, & teacher, who loves wandering the world (on & off tour).
I've just moved to Switzerland to undertake a new adventure: grad school! Excited to meet people, learn Italian, explore the beautiful nature here - especially before the cold hits.

I've lived a lot of places, but consider my homes to be California and Bali.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I worked for the CS Org in the early years, at collectives and organizing projects.
I've also hosted and been hosted by many incredible and fascinating people, though it's been almost a decade since I was stationary enough to host regularly. When I have a place set up, I look forward to doing it more (in a Covid safe way)

Interests

Circus
Theatre
Gardening & Permacture
Vagabonding
Storytelling
Cartooning/comics
Masks (theatre & art)
Indonesian & Balinese arts & cultures
Cooking (vegetarian dishes)

• arts
• acting
• dancing
• meditation
• comics
• traveling
• juggling
• music
• teaching
• history
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

****Read:
A smattering of Sci fi, mythology, travelogs, history, performance theory, and more.
Comics: mostly Marvel, some Image (Invincible, Walking Dead, etc), Bone.

***Hear:
David Byrne, Talking Heads, Frank Zappa, Goran Bregovic, Erik Mongrain, Devil Makes Three, Tom Waits, Joanna Newsom, Coldcut, Mermen, Cibo Matto, Beatles.

****See:
Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Scarecrow (Buster Keaton), Black Cat/White Cat, Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Miyazaki, Amelie, City of Lost Children, Tuvalu, Kusturica, City of God, It's All Gone Pete Tong, Delicatessen, Singin' In The Rain, True Stories, Arrested Development, Twin Peaks, Triplets of Belleville, Cirque du Soleil.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Proportionally, more Sunrises have been glorious in my life than any other regular occurrence - which is weird, because I am NOT a morning person 😆 But I'm so happy to have seen the sun rise over Bali and Borneo, the cliffs of Ronda, Moro Rock, Mountains of Morocco, Avebury and climbing to the summit of Omu in Romania.

The most amazing things I've ever seen though, have been those instances where a person has JUST accomplished something that a moment before appeared impossible. The whole world opens up in that moment, and everything is ripe with potential! Beautiful.

Teach, Learn, Share

I TEACH:
Circus
Clowning, Mime, History, Acting, Mask theatre, Juggling, Trapeze, Ropewalking, Comedy 101.

I'd love to LEARN more about :
Technical Theatre
Music / Dance / Storytelling
Circus / Cartooning
Meditation
History and mythology

I would love to skillsharewith:
Clowns
Gardeners
If you have a heartfelt passion for Anything - I'm interested!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, Storytelling, Skillshares

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Norway, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, U.S., Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Indonesia, Spain, Switzerland, United States

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