CURRENT MISSION

Enjoying B'ham!

ABOUT ME

I love so many things, but probably most of all: I LOVE BEING OUTSIDE.

PHILOSOPHY

Gratitude. To appreciate every small miracle, every day.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love couch surfing! What a great way to make friends and expand our network of relations. I also value the sharing-economy aspect of couch surfing. So much is possible when we step out of the consumer markets. Hurray!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have only stayed with and hosted a few people so far, but I now count all of these folks as friends, and am still in touch with most of them.

Interests

Exploring, running, dancing, climbing, sleeping, yoga, soccer, swimming, birds, fish, newts, flowers, blueberries...

• birds
• fish
• dancing
• education
• yoga
• running
• flowers
• restoration
• fishing
• surfing
• rock climbing
• soccer
• swimming
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Book: Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman
Movies: "Red" and "Blue" by Kryztof Kieslowski
Music: Isn't it great?

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

First moments of the Elwha dam removal... from the air!

Teach, Learn, Share

In school I studied how the Earth works, eventually focusing on seafloor hydrothermal vent systems in the Pacific Ocean. After grad school I was blessed to start up a fantastic watershed education and restoration non-profit organization:
http://onceuponawatershed.org/

After five years running Once Upon a Watershed I felt the tidal pull of the Pacific Northwest. I now work as Environmental Monitoring Coordinator for the City of Bellingham and am fortunate to call B'ham my home.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Kombucha!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, United States