CURRENT MISSION

Meet new people, share Pasadena and Los Angeles with visitors and in turn travel to other places and stay with lovely CSers

ABOUT ME

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PHILOSOPHY

I'm getting into Taoism a bit, so: wu wei or the uncarved block way. I'm trying not to get in my own way of living in harmony with nature and not forcing things. Essential: go with the flow of the cosmos.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I haven't hosted or traveled much but I hope to do more of both in the near future. I love the idea of people reaching out to each other through a common love of travel and promoting understanding and growth.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My best couchsurfing experience was hosting a crazy Aussie who has become a very close friend. Through him I've met some amazing people in Venice. Thus the benefits of couchsurfing abound and the social networking is awesome.

Interests

• arts
• architecture
• cooking
• baking
• yoga
• gardening
• traveling
• knitting
• drawing
• economics
• history
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently loving: Chromeo, La Roux, Amadou and Mariam and perennially: The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Otis Redding. But open to many other kinds of music.

Currently reading: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen for the millionth time.

Movies: I've been wanting to watch some Hitchcock and James Bond flicks lately. I like foreign films too but haven't seen many so please let me know your favorites!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent a month in India volunteering without friends or family. It was really strange and difficult to be so far away in a new place but I came out of the experience with a strengthened sense of self and an appreciation for our first world lifestyles. The architecture and art was breathtaking as expected, but I was pleasantly surprised by the warmth of the people. I would travel there again in a heartbeat.

Teach, Learn, Share

My knowledge includes many domestic arts like sewing, cooking, baking, crocheting, knitting, organizational stuff, lots of crafting generally. I love to do yoga and have been doing it for the last five years so I can impart some poses. Other useful knowledge: balancing a budget, gardening, bicycling, Feminist theory, figure drawing. I have some basic Spanish skills.

I would like to learn other languages, economics, history in other cultures, and everything under the sun. Ninja skills would also be awesome to learn.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, India, Japan, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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