CURRENT MISSION

Off to explore Spain, and then Prague in May 2008!

ABOUT ME

I'm a friendly positive type person, enjoy a lot of creative hobbies, and am very easy going. I appreciate people and love learning new things. I am a musician and artist and creativity and quirkiness are very comfortable to me.

PHILOSOPHY

People are good and brilliant, sometimes buried in muck, but inherently good. I believe I'm on earth to teach and guide young people and to help them uncover their brilliance. I want to learn and experience as much as I can and be out and moving and vital. I know my body won't be willing someday, so while I am young enough I want to see everything I can see. My dear friends are my closest family, and I want to stay close with them for a lifetime.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am new to CS

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have done a lot of couchsurfing in the US by networking among friends. I spent a year and a half in my 20s working a travel job, and between assignments I would stay in various cities with friends-of-friends. I didn't have an apartment the entire year and a half! Longest stay at that time: one month. Average was 1-2 weeks. People asked me back again because I'm very clean and tidy, helpful, and fun!

Interests

Music, singing, guitar, good food, teaching, psychology, learning disabilities, autism, lakes, rivers, alleyways, sleep, dogs, cats, painting, drawing, dancing.

• cats
• dogs
• singing
• dancing
• dining
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• guitar
• psychology
• tourism
• lakes
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Samba drumming, Funny films, Gabriela Garcia Marquez, I read a lot of nonfiction books and books about home repair. I listen to nearly all kinds of music, but prefer things I can strum on guitar and sing to.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiked to a mountain region in Thailand and stayed in a Karen tribe village at the home of the village elder. Slept with hogs under our floor, awakened to the pounding of rice at 4 a.m.

Teach, Learn, Share

Basic guitar, A lot of computer knowledge, English/Spanish, How to wire a lamp?
Basic photo editing, digital video editing with iMovie.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States