CURRENT MISSION

love

ABOUT ME

I like it when I smile at strangers and they smile back.

PHILOSOPHY

Figuring it out!

Trying to be the best person that i can be in order to share these gifts that i have been given.

Trying to love more, to be love more.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I first CSed in Japan years ago, had a great time, and wanted to give back to the CS community. So now I host whoever happens to pass through my area. :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couch surfed in Japan summers ago and met beautiful people who challenged me to become more open and loving by example. :)

And now I try to be an awesome host. I think I'm alright at it.

兴趣

I love listening to people's stories, and learning different things. I love dancing, exploring, moving, imagining, creating, crafting, reading good books.

Random adventures are the best.

• books
• concerts
• dancing
• reading
• juggling
• music

音乐、电影和书籍

Happiness of the Katakuris by takashi miike is one of my FAVORITE films, (japanese horror + musical + claymation!), then Me and You and Everyone We Know, Miyazaki films and a bunch of others, though those are probably my top favorites. I don't watch movies that often--not due to avoidance, but just because I just never think of it, i guess.

music: anything that i can dance to, fast or slow or whatever. things that move me, inside (and usually, as a result, outside, haha).

Books: Jane Eyre, the Ender series, anything by Banana Yoshimoto, Harry Potter, Sabriel series, anything by Miranda July, Paulo Coelho, Leo Buscaglia

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

"started" an interpretive dance "pit" at a concert at school to some mellow-string-indie musician (andrew bird) at a school concert. Just a bit of prodding and ignoring-playing-along-with frat boys can do a lot, apparently. :D

After being a person who hated ANY kind of physical activity as a kid...

I ran 50k. And then did it again.

教，学，和分享

I can teach(remind you how you do): some Japanese, basic juggling (more in the future), a fun game for waiting in long lines at disneyland/wherever, how to stop hiccups, some butoh dance exercises that will get you in touch with parts of your body you were never aware of!

would love to learn anything!

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