CURRENT MISSION

To learn and explore, challenge and inspire.

ABOUT ME

I am a daughter, older sister, niece and cousin... a fiercely loyal, if physically distant, friend...  I am NOT a princess. I spend as much time as possible playing outdoors, jumping in puddles, tempting fate, menacing complacency, contemplating, challenging myself and others, dissolving boundaries, embarking on ludicrous and somewhat nerve-wracking adventures, working to live (not living to work), reading, writing and then reading some more...

PHILOSOPHY

Honesty over fear. Compassion over self-interest. Dedication over complacency. Creativity over compliance. Loyalty over superficiality. Curiosity over stagnation.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm not sure yet; I am just beginning.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Wonderful! I was a little bit nervous at first but after three days in Italy (my first solo trip, my first visit to Italy and my first CS experience all in one), I am thoroughly impressed. Knowing there was someone to meet up with in a foreign country was so reassuring, and I was fortunate to stay with really nice people who set my mind at ease. I am very grateful for the opportunity to get involved in this community.

Interests

Texture, statistical outliers, mischief and mahem, music, photography, travel, art, dancing, philosophy, politics, patterns and cycles, variety, reptiles, family and friends, single malt scotch, cooking

• reptiles
• arts
• writing
• design
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• gardening
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• woodworking
• music
• outdoor activities
• anthropology

Music, Movies, and Books

Soul's oxygen, a pleasant distraction and one of my greatest addictions respectively
-electro-industrial, ebm, aggrotech, classical, old trip-hop, dark ambient, blues, some jazz.
-City of Lost Children, Amelie, Fight Club, Pulp Fiction, Pan's Labrynth, Alien, Requiem for a Dream, Blue Velvet, Snatch, Tom Yum Goong, The Usual Suspects
-Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, Michel Foucault, William Gibson, Frank Herbert, Judith Farquhar, Neil Gaimon, Hunter S Thompson, Clive Barker, Niccolo Machiavelli, Tom Robbins, Robert Anton Wilson, JK Rowling, Thich Nhat Hanh, Phillip K Dick, Laura Nader, William S Burroughs, Kahlil Gibran, Lonely Planet, Adbusters, Janadas Devan...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Keeping my eyes and heart open at the same time.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share a nauseating amount of knowledge about medical anthropology, as that is my profession. I know how to cook a few dishes well and am always interested to learn more. I like gardening and can do some beadwork/ jewlery design and would like to learn weaving, woodwork, welding, etc. However, whether it is philosophical debate or personal experience, sharing perspectives is probably my ideal exchange. 

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Slovenia, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore, United Kingdom, United States

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