I am an experience; an adventure. I bought the ticket and I'm certainly taking the ride! You have questions? I may have answers.

I am a Burner. Find me @ The Hangout, my name is Valentine :)

Currently living in the bay area, but will likely be living in NYC by this fall.

PHILOSOPHY

Love, Compassion, Forgiveness, Growth, Joy, Gratitude.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Thus far I have couchsurfed twice. I've also met with a couple of people in London for lunch or coffee, which has been lovely.
I've also posted in the forums and received messages from many friendly people who have been a pleasure to chat with about various subjects.
I've also been spreading the word to friends and family.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In 2012, I had my first two couchsurfing experiences-- both in Holland. One night my friend and I surfed in Den Haag (The Hague), and another night we surfed in Amsterdam. Both hosts were extremely accommodating and hospitable!

Interests

I fancy making music (vocal and electronic), energy work, writing, reading, poker, lucid dreaming, OBEs (still workin' on it :))extremely spicy food, traveling the astral, gardening, foreign films, dancing, hablando en espanol, most outdoor activities, theater, Rainbows! acting, healing, physics, animals, studying, art exhibits,dressing up, walking, painting, crafts, you name it...I most likely enjoy partaking!

• animals
• arts
• writing
• theater
• acting
• dancing
• education
• dining
• coffee
• walking
• crafts
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• poker
• music
• outdoor activities
• teaching
• neuroscience
• physics
• research
• working with kids

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
LOTR Trilogy (Long live Lothlorien!), The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Sun Also Rises, The God of Small Things, Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke, Emotional Intelligence, Prozac Nation, The Brain that Changes Itself, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, Hamlet, Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, The Alchemist, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Bell Jar, Rashomon and Seventeen other Stories, Quantum Reality, On the Nature of Things, Ariel, Farewell my Concubine, Slowness, You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down, Diary of a Madman, Invisible Monsters, Astral Dynamics, The Power of Hermes grande tenure, The Golden Ass, In a Different Voice, Othello, Daphnis and Chloe, Journeys Out of the Body, Brida, The Odyssey, Epicurus the Sage, Praise of Folly, Romeo and Juliet, Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Communist Manifesto, Starseed Transmissions, Passing, Paradise Lost, Ball of Fire, Love Lucy, Pygmailion, Gogel Esher Bach, Macbeth, many, many more upon request!

Cinema:
Harold and Maude, Beetlejuice, Amorres Perros, Film Noir, Across the Universe, Monty Python, Guilda, Star Wars.

- Orson Wells, Gene Wilder, John Waters, John Ford, Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball, Robin Williams, John Goodman, Kate Winslet, Edward Norton, Daniel Day Lewis, Christoph Waltz, and many more!

Music:
Classical (Renaissance, Baroque, etc.), Blues, Jazz, Classic Rock, Rock, Hip-Hop/R&b, Soul, Celtic, Dubstep, Drum & Bass, Trip Hop, Glitch, Folk, Bluegrass....there truly isn't much I don't love about music!

-- Tool, Ray Charles, The Mars Volta, Tori Amos, John Coltrane, Etta James, B.B. King, Alice in Chains, Billie Holiday, Beethoven, Phutureprimitive, Led Zeppelin, Miles Davis, Tom Waits, Tupac, Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Grateful Dead, McCoy Tyner, Shpongle, Clint Bush, Mozart, Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, The Weeknd, Mac Dre, Stone Temple Pilots, Paganini, Camille, A Perfect Circle, Liquid Stranger, Janis Joplin, Eskmo, Bonobo, Robert Johnson, Cinematic Orchestra, Fink, Bjork, Regina Spektor, Stereo Total, The Dresden Dolls, Skinny Puppy, Pink Floyd, Aphex Twin, Mickey Avalon, Charlie P, Antiserum, The Cramps, Misfits, Amon Tobin, Isis, Imogen Heap, The Beatles, The Kills, The Raconteurs, Devil Makes Three, Ani DiFranco, Mama Crow, Bronze Monsters, Thriftworks, MaMuse, Jonny Lang, Patrick Watson, 9 Lazy 9, Steve Taylor, Perpetual Drifters, Kezwik, Otis Redding, 16 Bit, Skream, Alice Coltrane, The Widdler, Blackstreet, George Clinton, Whitney Houston, The Dik Diks, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, The Pixies, Jimi Hendrix, Blue Oyster Cult, Cat Power, Nasty Nasty, Love & Light, Kalya Scintilla, Bob Moses, The Dead Weather, Elsiane, La Roux, Modest Mouse, Portugal the Man, Sublime, Beastie Boys, Zappa, Natacha Atlas, Lamb, Portishead, Lucinda Williams, Brett Dennen, Chopin, Busta Rhymes, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Lena Horne, Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation, Excision, Joe Jackson, Alison Krauss, Pear Jam, barbershop quartets, Stevie Wonder, System of a Down, Louis Armstrong, Cat Stevens, James Brown, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Shekel, St. Vincent, The Foxtails Brigade, and we could do this for days...if you like anything you've read, let's talk more!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Burning Man--the best ten consecutive days of my life. So much welcoming Love, and serendipity, Fun Fun Fun, transcendence, you name it, the Burn and the Playa will provide. No joke. You won't know until you go, so Go! It is entirely what you make of it, however, if you go, it is likely you won't be visiting a place for the first time, you will be going Home.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a student of BPI energy work, which is energy work under the guidelines and curriculum of Berkeley Psychic Institute. I have participated in workshops and seminars; have received certifications and provide healing energy work for free to the public.

I am a past member of Earth Haven Chico, Ca, and also Aurora Vortex Lighthealers Chico, Ca

I Love to Learn, period. Broadening my perspective and awareness is a dear joy. Challenging my previously held assumptions and beliefs in order that I may broaden my perspective and awareness is not always a dear joy, but I am always grateful for the lessons learned. Cheers x

I'd love to hear from those who participate in energy work and hear what their experience is like.

I was recently an after-school program mentor and tutor at an elementary school in Richmond, Ca. I mentored and tutored a group of second and third grade students. It was a wonderful experience, and will most likely not be the last!

"We are a way for the Cosmos to know itself" Carl Sagan

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good company; energy work

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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