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Overview

  • 4 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Artist/Net builder
  • Associates in Science of Graphics Technologies
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION
To love others the way I want to be loved. To flow with the current of my life and live in complete surrender to every bend in the river. To breath deeply and intentionally. To live my life with compassion. To feel wonder and pleasure in any small moment of the day. To live in the NOW

ABOUT ME

In my daily life I live in the wooded mountains of rural Alaska. The town of Valdez is 50 miles away. In my little home I create artwork, jewelry and delicious meals. I co-op a garden with my neighbor in the summer. In the winter to spend time outside I ski. I have a beautiful community of friends here in the mountains and in town. As much as I enjoy my home it is very far removed from culture. I like to travel often to soak in the diversity and experiences of the world.

PHILOSOPHY
Listen with your heart and not your head.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've met some really amazing people on couch surfer. I haven't been able to host in the past so I just take folks out in the town I live in or on hikes.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far i have met up with folks passing through and showed them around

Interests

  • culture
  • dining
  • cooking
  • meditation
  • gardening
  • boating
  • reading
  • drawing
  • music
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • skiing
  • swimming
  • beaches
  • mountains
  • travel
  • sunsets
  • packrafting
  • mushroom hunting
  • beading
  • potlucks
  • dancing,
  • cloud gazing

Music, Movies, and Books

Nick Mulvey, Beach House, Kishi Bashi, Future Islands, Beirut, Iron and Wine, ,Devendra Banhart, Grizzly Bear, Sharon Van Etten all make me very happy.

All Wes Anderson Films

Book: The Four Agreements, Many Lives Many Master, The Presence Process, The Mastery of Love, All the Rain Brings and More (mushroom guide book)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of the most amazing thing I've ever done was raft the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon for about 265 miles! It was a 21 day long trip with seven amazing friends!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Dominican Republic, Greece, Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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