CURRENT MISSION

see every country in the world before I kick it and turn to star dust.....

ABOUT ME

Drove through central America. It was an intense adventure full of colorful events, people, and places. Now I'm living in Sao Paulo and exploring South America a bit, when I get the chance. I'd love to meet great hosts, travel companions, cool people, ride share, or any new friends...

I enjoy wine, and shisha... sometimes maybe I'm too concerned about being polite, but I guess that's better to ask then to just take things and assume its ok.

I'm vegetarian. I don't mind if you eat meat, I just can't help you cook it and definitely won't attempt to eat any bites off your plate :)

I love reading, and always have too many books in my bag (can you have too many?).

Sometimes I make a short story a long story, and tend to think in a spiral of circles instead of a straight line... it's more complicated/confusing but I like to think it's prettier that way.

Right now I'm really interested in learning more about natural healing, shamanistic practices, and traditional religions.

*If clubbing and nightlife are your main interest in SP please don't request a couch with me as it will be difficult to coordinate schedules. Thanks!

PHILOSOPHY

Nothing worthwhile ever came easy....

Why stay in one place, when there are so many to see?

I think life is an ongoing journey to discover yourself.

Anyone can be a teacher, take the time to learn from the people that cross your path.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By hosting and telling people that would make good hosts about the community~and by sharing stories and surfing/hosting to spread the travel community and international community of culture!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted and been hosted and think it is awesome, and a great way to get to know people from all over the world, when you are in just one part of the world!

Interests

Writing, reading, photography, traveling, running, trains, planes, chocolate, berries, ice cream, singing (terribly), helping people, meeting people randomly, and international human rights projects, Guiness, wine, being a vegetarian, dancing in hallways when you think no one is looking, languages, SCUBA!!!

• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• singing
• photography
• dancing
• human rights
• cooking
• chocolate
• wine
• vegetarian
• running
• nightlife
• clubbing
• flying
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• surfing
• scuba diving
• teaching
• languages
• religion
• carpooling

Music, Movies, and Books

The Fountainhead, Oleander, Into Africa, The Golden Compass series, Harry Potter, 100 years of Solitude, Kite Runner, 2010, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Crime and Punishment, Como Agua para Chocolate, The Posionwood Bible, The Historian, Angela's Ashes, Middlesex, ect.

Love me if you Dare, Snatch, Boondock Saints, Big Fish, Requim for a dream, Pan's Labyrinth, Amor es perros,

Eve 6, Tom Petty, Live, Belle & Sebastian, Iron & Wine, The Never, Dispatch, Flogging Molly

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've woken up at 3 am to walk down a deserted path, amongst the tall grasses of Africa, with only the moon to light the way and the bats flying over-head to catch a cab....

I've seen kindness in many forms, and in the most desperate of times.

Watching families flying kites over Cuzco on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

I've breathed for an hour underwater and seen some of the coolest life forms there.

Teach, Learn, Share

The more I travel the more I learn the importance of roots, whether you stay near them or not, one should be proud of them... no matter what they are or where they led you.

I have been dubbed the World's greatest towel folder by Miss Chasta.... the importance of towels should never be underestimated

I can teach some photography, English, and the art of pancake making.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Bulgaria, Ghana, Spain, Turkey, United States

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