Trying to live in the present and find joy in the little things. Dedicated to making the world a happier, more connected place.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing has been there for me in hard times and good. Met awesome people all over the country and world who welcomed me into their homes and treated me like family. Humanity at its best.

Interests

music - learning - dancing - exploring - hiking - photography - cooking - mountains - yoga - wool - public lands - wilderness - ecoliteracy - botany - kayaking - community - ecology - teaching - health - reading - home fermentation - meditation - beauty - homesteading - rock climbing - art - trails - compassionate living - trees - travel - love

• arts
• photography
• beauty
• dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• reading
• traveling
• homesteading
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• kayaking
• surfing
• snorkeling
• rock climbing
• ecology
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Robert Glasper - Angel Olsen - Chance The Rapper - Fleet Foxes - Caribou - Cass McCombs - D'Angelo - Spoon - Frank Ocean - Kishi Bashi - Jose Gonzalez - Run The Jewels - John Coltrane - Black Moth Super Rainbow - Sufjan Stevens - Old Crow Medicine Show - Jack White - Ray Lamontagne - Iron & Wine - Velvet Underground - Ratatat - Stevie Wonder - Lou Reed - Jimi Hendrix

Currently reading "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-white water rafting in the Tully Gorge in Cairns, Australia

-snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef

-surfing in the Pacific Ocean

-participating in a traditional Native American Ojibwe sweat lodge

-serving on a Search & Rescue Mountain Patrol team on Mt. Monadnock, N.H

-having our car break down on a roadtrip in Sussex, New Brunswick and being taken in for 3 days by our mechanic--people can be truly astounding

-backpacking for 3 weeks with my partner across southwestern China

Teach, Learn, Share

Let's cook something together!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories of my travels and a listening ear.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, China, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States

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