CURRENT MISSION

Don't dream it, be it

ABOUT ME

I'm a quintessential libra: indecisive, vain, perfectionist, into art/culture/debate & intellectual conversation(especially politics, sociology and philosophy)/romantic trists, and I despise noise, confusion, and rushed decisions. I'm planning to backpack around the world, and I wish we would take better care of it, and each other. I'm a dork, I love to dance, and take pictures. I've also been know to throw on a sarong and faerie wings and run around my nation's capital...
Top three countries I want to visit: Madagascar, Turkey, Indonesia
Some of the things on my to do list:
Go to Burning Man, climb Kilimanjaro, build an Earthship house, work on an archaelogical dig, go gorilla trekking

PHILOSOPHY

Why spend your life trying to get to heaven? We're already here, could heaven be this vast, complex, diverse? In the afterlife, what more could be added or taken away (except Republicans, oh I kid the repubs:)? We weren't kicked out of Eden, some just stopped seeing it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My couchsurfing experience so far has been happenstance, I met a German guy on the Mall in DC late one night, and we talked for awhile. He was biking from Boston to Miami. When he asked me if I was from DC, I said no I'm from Annapolis. He became very excited. Annapolis was the next stop on his trip. He asked if he could come over the next day, and I said of course. I showed him around town, and then he spent the night on my couch. When he left he gave me a sweater, someone had given to him. It was getting warm and he didn't need it anymore. Such a cool experience!

Interests

Hiking, Rock Climbing (Beginner 5.8, V1), World Travel, Dance (free style, belly dance, latin, ballroom...),Photography, Art, Design, Writing, Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, World/Classical History, Archaeology, (Paleo)climatology, Natural Phenomena, Space Exploration, Quantum Physics (for poets!), Political Science

• arts
• culture
• writing
• design
• photography
• festivals
• dancing
• running
• politics
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• rock climbing
• history
• physics
• political science
• psychology
• science
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC
Loreena McKennitt, Lura, Alanis Morrisette, Tori Amos, Tool, Radiohead, Dixie Chicks, Pop, Alernative, Hip Hop, Jazz, Cuban/latin, Middle Eastern, Indian, Classical, I love just about everything, if it makes me want to dance, if it takes me to another time or place, if it captures my mood I love it
BOOKS
Fiction>>>
'The Flames of Rome' by Paul L. Maier, Historical Fiction
'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Fiction
Clive Cussler Novels, David Baldacci Novels
Nonfiction>>>
'The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind' by Justin Pollard and Howard Reid, Classical History
'Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything' by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Economics/Sociology
'As the Romans Did: A Sourcebook in Roman Social History' by Jo-Ann Shelton, Classical History/Sociology
'Black Rednecks and White Liberals' by Thomas Sowell, Sociology
'What Every American Should Know About Europe: The Hot Spots, Hotshots, Political Muck-ups, Cross-Border Sniping, and Cultural Chaos of Our Transatlantic Cousins' by Melissa Rossi, Politics/Sociology
'South Park and Philosophy: You Know, I Learned Something Today' by Robert Arp {editor}, Philosophy/Pop Culture
'Marie Antoinette: The Journey' By Antonia Fraser, Biography
'Apocalypse 2012: A Scientific Investigation Into Civilization's End' By Lawrence E. Joseph, Science & Religion
'The World Without Us' By Alan Weisman, Environmental Sciences
'Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed' By Jared Diamond, Social History/Environmental Science
MOVIES:
Shut up and Sing; Why We Fight; Jesus Camp; Who Killed the Electric Car?; What the Bleep Do We Know?; Sketches of Frank Gehry; Who the $#%& is Jackson Pollock?; Maxed Out...
Deep Impact; Apocalypto; V for Vendetta; Titanic; Moulin Rouge; 28 Days Later; Double Jeopardy; The Libertine; Elizabeth (1998); Gladiator; Braveheart; The Lost City (2006); 12 Angry Men (1957); I, Robot; Chicago; Independence Day; Jurassic Park; Dawn of the Dead (2004); Interview With A Vampire; Romeo & Juliet (1996); Jumanji; Marie Antoinette; House of Sand & Fog; Blood Diamond; Cote d'Azur; 20 Centimetres; Gypsy 83

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Performed bellydance on stage by myself, impromtu, at the Turkish festival in DC at the urging of the musician who was running the sound equipment. To this day I can't believe I did it... Also driving to Chaco Canyon during th day, seeing the ruins, and then driving out after dark was an experience

Teach, Learn, Share

1. Happiness only happens in small doses and bursts... don't aim for happiness, aim for contentedness. If you're content you're already ahead of the game.
2. Don't take ANYTHING for granted.
3. Dance, laugh, and make love on a regular basis.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, France, Iceland, Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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