CURRENT MISSION

Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.

ABOUT ME

I'm an earth sign. I like to drink dark beer, coffee, and red wine. I enjoy farmers' markets, trying new foods, frisbee, foosball, plants, beaches, bikes, and traveling.

PHILOSOPHY

Start small and work your way up....pay it forward people!

*Hold doors, smile more, mind your P's and Q's, be generous when you tip, surprise someone with an act of kindness, compliment a stranger.

*Be a better person.
*Do Good Things.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I participate in couch-surfing by being available to share and listen to stories, to interact with diverse and cultured travelers, as well as to learn and teach, smile and dance!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had truly amazing hosts when I traveled abroad. These special people who believe in the brilliance of couch-surfing were interactive, courteous, hospitable, and genuine. I feel that interacting with new people from different walks of life can often lead to enlightening and/or stimulating adventures!

Interests

reading, exercising, decorating, biking, teaching, yoga-ing, hiking, cooking, live music, photographing, swimming, new things!

• dancing
• cooking
• wine
• red wine
• beer
• coffee
• farmers' market
• exercise
• yoga
• meditation
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• swimming
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: forrest gump, an education, magnolia, harold and maude, planes trains and automobiles, amelie, trainspotting, Juno, love actually, memoirs of a geisha, motorcylce diaries, chocolate, 500 days of summer, willy wonka, stand by me, little children, catch me if you can, girl with the dragon tattoo

Music: andrew bird, belle and sebastian, josh ritter, peter, bjorn and john, okkervil river, beirut, regina spektor, neko case, destroyer, beck, dylan, talking heads, the shins, rusted root, phish, sarah harmer, lou reed, johnny cash, grateful dead, flogging molly, franz ferdinand, rolling stones, coldplay, bright eyes, bob marley, wilco, rilo kiley

Books: 10 years in the North Korean gulag, Chuck Palhiunuk, Paulo Coelho, the long walk, David Sedaris, middlesex, the curious incident of the dog in the nightime, the Twilight series, Harry Potter

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bathed, fed and rode an elephant in a Thai rainforest.

Walked on the Great Wall of China & took a mini-coaster ride down it.

Teach, Learn, Share

Couchsurfing has improved and benefited not only my traveling experiences, but my life as well!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, China, France, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, South Korea, United States

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