CURRENT MISSION

solidarity and liberation for all

ABOUT ME

I like pondering possibilities and the big picture. I'm practical and appreciate aesthetics. I hope that humanity may overcome parochialism, divisiveness and fear and rise spiritually to embrace our potential in the community of the cosmos. Red hair, active, semi-vegetarian.

PHILOSOPHY

live life with gratitude and love

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Offering my couch when I'm around, couch surfing when I'm not. Spreading the good word.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had a fabulous time hosting some wonderful people who stayed with me while I was living in eastern Hokkaido, Japan. I have stayed with CSers across the US and in Japan. Now I have great CS friends!

Interests

bicycles & cycling, horticulture, organic food & nutrition, snowboarding, climbing & hiking, road trips, sustainable development, the environment, politics, geography, economics, architecture, stretching/yoga, dreaming, the great outdoors, the built environment, the interplay of order and chaos

• architecture
• environment
• dining
• vegetarian
• organic food
• yoga
• politics
• movies
• eating out
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• snowboarding
• economics
• geography

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bicycled ~200 miles/~315km in a day (Kitami to Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan). Drove 33 hours straight (well, with 30 minute nap in Vegas) from Minneapolis to Los Angeles. Went trekking in the Himalayas.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have experience teaching English as a foreign language. I have a masters in horticulture. I also know a bit about about bicycles.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Japan, United Kingdom, United States

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