CURRENT MISSION

Fan that inner flame.

PHILOSOPHY

Some of my favorite poems...

To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty,
to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
--Excerpt, Dylan Thomas

Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am -a reluctant enthusiastâ

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

THANK YOU to all of my hosts. The experience of a city is so much more full with couch surfing. I surfed while I was traveling in Europe for the year, and now I have a rad house with awesome housemates and we'd love to host some travelers in our home.

Interests

Singing very loudly (with the radio blasting). Good conversation. Awake people. Dancing. Dancing with other people. Sharing food with friends (Food is Life.) Speaking Spanish. Connecting with new people. Hearing clever jokes. Backpacking. Hiking. Generally being dirty. Being in the right place at the right time.

• poetry
• singing
• beauty
• dancing
• dining
• gardening
• traveling
• hiking
• backpacking
• surfing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watched a 6-year-old beat cancer.
Climbed to the top of a 12,000 foot mountain, then climbed off before lightening hit us.
Purple/blue Eiffel Tower flickering and sparkling at night with new friends.
Stood beneath a pounding waterfall in tropical Hawaii surrounded by my family.
Backwards dived off a sailboat into the clear blue water of the Florida keys.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States