love traveling and meeting people, exchanging experiences and views on life. Walk with a smile and get one back.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Learn about other people’s worlds. Life is a shared experience...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Awesome!
Lived in California in 2007, hosted many people. Had great experiences!
Took a break and re-started in 2013. All of which were uniquely wonderful!

Interests

• photography
• tattoos
• education
• vegetarian
• walking
• traveling
• socializing
• juggling
• music
• hiking
• languages
• beaches
• dreaming
• futurism

Music, Movies, and Books

Independent, high quality, funny, enlightening. The Vertical Ray of the Sun, Bob Marley- biography, Lars and the Real Girl, Men who Stare at Goats, DC Comics and Marvel, Star Trek and Star Wars, and many more. I love Flight of the Concords!

Music- almost anything. Depends on the mood and atmosphere...
Bluegrass, reggae, blues, Jazz, house, folk, etc.
Ray Lamontagne, Mason Jennings, Sofi Tukker, Asaf Avidan, John Lee Hooker, Seeed, the Marleys, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Jack Johnson, um cultum, Zohar Argov, Ravi Shankar, Sheva, Selah Sue, and more...

Books? I mainly read books about education and the future. In my free time I dream of other worlds.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I love traveling. I love photographing people. It is kind of hard to say, but two amazing memories I have are:

1. An old village lady (80+) on a trek from Kalaw to Inle Lake (Myanmar), weaving brilliant colored head-wraps (traditional attire) while the young clan watching in amazement. What caught my attention was the beautiful Buddhist tattoos she had on her back. My trek guide said it was for protection. I loved it. Can still see it in my imagination...

2. The beautiful shallow, clear waters of Koh Yai, off Koh Chang in Thailand. So beautiful!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm low maintenance and keep my space clean. I can offer a good conversation, a different perspective, a home-cooked vegetarian meal, a fun night out. Good times.
As a host, a comfortable bed, privacy, nature, photography, and Addis Ababa at any time of day, night or year.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, eating, chatting, walks, movies, my favorite house slippers

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, England, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Palestine, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Israel, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

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