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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
adventure time!
ABOUT ME
Generally stoked to be alive.
PHILOSOPHY
I approach life with an open mind and an open heart, always seeking opportunities to cultivate love, wisdom and compassion.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I have couchsurfed in many places in the world and my boyfriend and I have hosted surfers from all over the world!
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I love couchsurfing. It is a conduit for kindness and generosity.
Interests
you, religion, history, buddhist meditation, yoga, biology, neuroscience, music, dancing.
- dancing
- yoga
- meditation
- traveling
- survival
- music
- biology
- history
- neuroscience
- religion
Music, Movies, and Books
Been reading all of Barbara Kingsolver's books recently.
Favorite tv/movies include 30 Rock, True Blood, Arrested Development, The Simpsons, the Planet Earth series, The Big Lebwoski, Inglourious Basterds and Zoolander.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Learned how to make alebrijes from scratch in Oaxaca this year.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach you wilderness survival skills, wild foraging of medicinal and edible plants, more about Russian Orthodox church history than you would ever need to know and also yoga.
What I Can Share with Hosts
I can share the guest room in our home in West Oakland. I'm pretty busy with work/life so I don't have tons of time to show you around but I'm happy to provide a cozy space for you to stay in while you're traveling.
Countries I’ve Visited
Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Sweden, United Kingdom
Countries I’ve Lived In
United States