CURRENT MISSION

To be a good citizen of the Earth...no seriously! Travel, learn, explore, dream, make mistakes, try again, experience.

ABOUT ME

I love to live a life of connectedness, whether with nature or with like-minded humans. I feel more at home in this world when I live with intention. Balance for me means a mix of arts and outdoors, between focusing inwards or outwards. Just trying to make the most of experiences and opportunities life has to offer. There's so much to do and so little time. My favorite quote sums it all: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

PHILOSOPHY

Treat others as you would like to be treated, respect the earth and share love.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Because you get to meet amazing people!
Two lovely German girls stayed with me way back.
I stayed with people from couchsurfing or hospitality club in Oregon, India, England, Colorado, Michigan, Iowa and will be staying with a couchsurfer in Istanbul shortly. Also hosted someone from Sweden when I stayed in Whistler and well, friends of friends time and again. Can't wait to stay in one place to be able to host more people.

Interests

Wildcrafting, climbing, foraging, camping, backpacking, yoga, laughing, cooking, drawing, weaving, pottery, traveling, swimming, spending time with the people I love, wilderness, foraging, Mindfulness, ecstatic dance, sustainability, nature, the environment, homesteading, balance, connecting, agriculture, permaculture...just to name a few, haha!

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Shantaram, Locavore, A language older than words, Three cups of tea.
Music: Ani di Franco, The postal service, Manu Chao, Brett Dennan, Bob Dylan.
Movies: Earthlings, Goodbye Lenine, Life is beautiful, Into the wild, Touching the void.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walking across Spain. Hands down the best experience of my life ;) (The geographical pilgrimmage is the symbolic acting of an inner journey. The inner journey is the interpolation of the meaning and signs of the outer pilgrimmage. One can have one without the other. It's best to have both. -Thomas Merton)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to cook or we can have a yoga session. We can paint, climb, hike, share a laugh over a good cup of tea...

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Costa Rica, Cuba, England, France, India, Nepal, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand

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