CURRENT MISSION

I paint, I work, and I dream of growing an orchard.

ABOUT ME

Hi I'm Michelle. I do art and I enjoy reading and taking walks. I collect various things like pictures of the sky, seeds from fruits, postcards. I'm pretty easy going, quiet, and I'm generally a nice person.

PHILOSOPHY

I strive to open my conscious awareness to the world and others, so that I can be compassionate like a habit, live each day artistically and respectfully, and most of all to dream about the future and then create it responsibly. I believe life is to be lived joyously.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I go to some events from time to time, it's always nice meeting cs people, friendly-types.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hung out with some cool couch surfing people, and I've hosted. Always been a great time

Interests

Nature, Plants, Contemporary art, Painting, Installations, Performance art, Philosophy, Poetry, Reading, Discussing the future.

• arts
• poetry
• performing arts
• contemporary art
• dancing
• folk dancing
• reading
• socializing
• painting
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

some music: Anything that's pretty but my music collection contains a lot of Sufjan Stevens and Josh Ritter. books: The Joy of Living - Yongey Mingur RinpocheThe Secret Life of Plants - peter Tompkins & Chris BirdSeeing is Forgetting the Name of the thing One Sees - Lawrence WeschlerThe Ringing Cedars Series - Vladimir MegreHow to Know Higher Worlds - Rudolf SteinerAnd I think Bernard Lonergan's pretty nifty.movies: Happy Go Lucky, Harvey, Amelie, Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind, Little miss Sunshine, I heart Huckabees, Twelve Angry Men, Waking Life, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did Filipino folk dancing for 10 years.

Teach, Learn, Share

I like meeting people from all kinds of experiences, as long as they're kind, that's usually quite enough. I believe we can learn a little from anyone.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Canada, Sweden