CURRENT MISSION

To be present

ABOUT ME

Became a Registered Nurse and decided to get out of the states and move to Dominican Republic to use my degree to help those in need here. Life seems much richer here.

PHILOSOPHY

To me the way to make our life truly meaningful is to dedicate it to spiritual development. In essence this means to eliminate our negative and deluded states of mind, and to cultivate positive, peaceful states. By making this our priority, the negative minds that are the source of all our problems, such as anger, jealousy, attachment, pride, and ignorance, will gradually decrease; and our positive qualities, such as love, compassion, and wisdom, will increase. As a result we shall enjoy a happy, peaceful life, free from anxiety and problems, and we shall naturally benefit others.Eventually we shall be able to transcend all the limitations of ordinary existence and attain the highest state of all, full enlightenment.
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The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest precept is continual awareness.
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.
The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I enjoy meeting people and exchanging stories. This website has enriched my life in allowing me to meet wonderful people who I have hosted and who have hosted me.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I stayed on a few couches during my 6 month Southeast Asia backpacking trip. I have also surfed a few couches during 2 road trips up to Northern California.

Interests

Traveling, Meditation, Painting, Nursing, Paying it forward, Yoga, Beach running, Food, Wine, Dirty Martinis, Dark chocolate, Coffee

• beauty
• perfumes
• dining
• chocolate
• wine
• coffee
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• magic
• backpacking
• medicine
• nursing
• road trips
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

"Aleph" by Paulo Coelho, "My Stroke of Insight" by Jill Bolte Taylor, "The Road Less Traveled" by M. Scott Peck, "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini, "Meditation, Compassion & Lovingkindness" by Steve and Rosemary Wiessman, All books written by Don Miguel Ruiz, The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler......there are so many more great ones..... *I'm very open-minded about different styles of music and love to discover unique artists. House and Techno music is where my heart is. *I love any movie were a life lesson can be learned. Some top favorites are Inception, Seven Pounds, Blind Side, Peaceful Warrior, and Avatar.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Backpacking through Southeast Asia on a tight budget for 6 months....a life changing experience full of amazing moments, people and food. Learned a lot about myself and others. Thanks to a 10 day silent meditation retreat I did in Thailand, I have learned to strive to live always in the present moment.
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Becoming a registered nurse has been one of the most challenging yet rewarding experiences of my life. I am so thankful to have put myself through the challenge and to have conquered it. It has taught me to embrace the challenging moments in life rather than fear them. It is in these moments that we become truly enriched.

Teach, Learn, Share

"Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." -Miriam Beard
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"Popular wisdom is overrated. Works good for an ordinary life but seldome delivers an extraordinary one." -My dad
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"The most dangerous risk of all- The risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later" -Unknown
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"The beauty of life is, while we cannot undo what is done, we can see it, understand it, learn from it and change. So that every new moment is spent not in regret, guilt, fear or anger, but in wisdom, understanding and love." -Jennifer Edwards
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"I honor the place in you where Spirit lives, I honor the place in you which is of Love, of Truth, of Light, of Peace, when you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, then we are One."

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Panama, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Dominican Republic, United States