CURRENT MISSION

to live as art

ABOUT ME

Recipe:Elsa 1/4 swedish 1/4 finnish sprinkling of english and danish generous helping of art 1 wrinkly nose (when laughing) 80 fluttering eyelashes (when thinking) small part poet sweet humming voice 2 chocolate brown eyes 3 languages: English,Español e Italiano whole lot of freaky dancer huge helping of love begin with spending childhood in South America, pump full of music, shape into architect, leave in sunshine, soak in saltwater, cool in snow,work with kids, travel around the world, dress fashionably, exercise regularly. Instructions to caretaker: live learn love (in that order)

PHILOSOPHY

Phillipians 1:2-11

"You will make all kinds of mistakes; but as long as you are generous and true and also firece, you cannot hurt the world or even seriuosly distress her. She was made to be wooed and won by youth".
-Winston Churchill

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayl of false friends; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
-Ralph Waldo Emmerson

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i am new to the couch surfing community. i think the concept rocks. i like meeting people from other countries, cultures, lifestyles. i have a pretty uncomfortable couch at the moment, so i think i will offer to meet for coffee, drinks and tours of seattle until i get a replacement sofa.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

hope to add to this part soon....

i would like to couch surf in costa rica, puerto rico, sweden, iceland, the canary islands, germany, japan, austria, chile, argentina, peru, boliva, scotland, australia, new zealand, denmark, finland...

Interests

showing god's love to others.
readjusting first impressions and breaking stereotypes.
making people smile. laugh. snort.
making lists.
being crafty. i like making all sorts of stuff. like jewelry and throw pillows and handbags.
i also like cooking for big groups of friends, but hate doing it for just me.
i like getting big fluffy towels out of the dryer when they are all warm and snuggly.
i enjoy being snuggly in general, but am also independent and stubborn.
i am addicted to traveling to new places, and listening/learning languages. i must dance.
i hum/sing to myself a lot.
i enjoy the challenge of capturing an extraordinary photograph.
i can't wait til i live somewhere that i can own my long-awaited great dane.
oh yeah, i like friends that are taller than me.
i do not encourage dramatic girl behavior.
i can't wait to have a family someday. i am thoroughly enjoying the time before i get to someday.
i love being an interior architect.

• arts
• culture
• singing
• architecture
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• breakfast
• chocolate
• coffee
• exercise
• drinking
• gardening
• clothing
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• surfing
• history
• languages
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: Great Expectations, My Architect, la dolce vita, spanglish, motorcyle diaries, Audrey Hepburn movies,Princess Bride, Amelie, March of the Penguins, Before Sunset, and most of the other stereotypical classic comedies.

music: (ready?) :death cab for cutie, air, sigur ros, arcade fire, postal service, arctic monkies,flaming lips, jimmy eat world, owen, elliott smith, ottmar liebert, the shins, orishas, pink martini, damien rice, harvey danger, the fray, beck,cary brothers, bloc party, the killers,jars of clay, frou frou, pedro the lion,smoosh, say anything, remy zero, zero seven, travis,radio head, the beatles, mazzy star, cuban link,morcheeba,wilco,the doors, st.germain, beth orton, nick drake,john coltrane,built to spill,jem, the foundations,angelique kidjo,badly drawn boy, david gray,norah jones,jeff buckley,johnny cash, jamiroquai,kind of like spitting, the streets, pulp,pretty girls make graves, nada surf,oasis, shawn mcdonald,meshell ndegeocello,nina simone,ella fitzgerald, frank sinatra, cafe del mar,thievery corporation,classical, opera and broadway,colin hay, cloud cult, manu chao,amos lee, saul williams,phantom planet,coldplay,n.e.r.d., on the rocks (UO acapella),minus the bear, gorillaz,jet, bebo valdez,yerba buena,las tribulistas,jose gonzalez, j5, lauryn hill, architecture in helsinki,thelonious monk,damien jurado,timo maas,erlend oye,kings of convenience, the finn brothers, hot hot heat, ashton allen.

books: i love design books, and books that teach you how to make things. i also enjoyed: los diarios motocicletas, the sun also rises, white oleander, the horse and his boy, the god of small things, poetry of e.e. cummings, the sun also rises, a river runs through it, god's politics, esther, under the tuscan sun, bella tuscany, paris to the moon, an inconvenient truth,lost city of the incas, ender's game, harry potter books (yes, i like harry potter), the return of the king, i know why the caged bird sings, farenheit 451, the secret lives of bees,the giving tree, the velveteen rabbit, the polar express... ones with pretty pictures

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visiting Machu Picchu as a child influenced my life forever. when I saw the remnants of such an amazing culture speaking through the structures they had built, my passion for architecture ignited, and has been burning strong ever since. The idea of history, legacy, where you come from, and the unlimited possiblities of where you will go all intrigued me. i want to be a life long student of other cultures and what we can learn from our similarities and differences.

Teach, Learn, Share

I make jewelry, all kinds. I like creating art and objects in general. furniture, clothing, accessories, food. i also share an art studio where i have been silk screening a lot recently..
also, I make good breakfast. Swedish Pirate waffles are a speciality.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Italy, Mexico, Peru, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bolivia, Italy, United States