CURRENT MISSION

"The main thing is to feel emotion, to hope, to love,to quiver, to live." Robert Henri

ABOUT ME

Iâ

PHILOSOPHY

Our life is measured with an hourglass. Live! Because when it runs out you cannot just flip it over.
(a quote a friend sent me once - I kind of love it)

Por que estou no Couchsurfing?

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host people at my home. I cook for them and take them around town. I encourage my friends to join CS and they usually love the experience.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted quite a few surfers. All have been great experiences. I had the most incredible time with ones who hosted me in Europe.

Interesses

films (foreign and independent ones are my favorite)
reading
swimming - canoeing - hiking - Love spending days in nature away from the noisy city from time to time.
making art: Honestly nothing excites me more then developing Black and White Photos. It's magical every time. I have done ceramics, printing and performance.
long walks at night with the dog
gardening
cooking - eating
spending time with friends
theater
bike riding

• dogs
• arts
• theater
• performing arts
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• tango
• cooking
• vegetarian
• flying
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• pottery
• cycling
• hiking
• canoeing
• rock climbing
• swimming

Músicas, Filmes e Livros

Movies:
Piano -
Talk to Her - Little Miss Sunshine
Whale Rider
Y Tu Mama Tambien - Volver - Vicky Christina and Barcelona
6 feet under - all five seasons LOVE IT

Music (usually changes monthly)
Nina Simone - I think I listened to "feeling good" 30 times the first time I heard it
cat power
rupa and the april fishes
over the rhine
johnny cash
SIA --- Yann Tiersen
Bjork -- weezer
my friend's band - Las Guitarras De Eapana and Stealth Like a Canoe

Books:

The House of Laughter and Forgetting
Water For Elephants
Ministry of Pain
Museum of Unconditional Surrender FAVORITE
Peoples History of US - ZINN
The Reader
Night
Peace Meals - Candy Wrapped Kalashnikovs and other War Stories
Perfume
Regarding the Suffering of Others - Sontag

Uma Coisa Incrível que Eu Fiz

I spend two weeks in a art studio, in the middle of a forest, with a group of artist. I worked everyday for twelve hours, at my most productive.

Ensine, Aprenda, Compartilhe

I have been told by many of my friends that I'm a pretty good cook. I love cooking for people actually. Let me stay with you and dinner is on me. I hope you don't mind vegetarian. :)

I want to learn:
rock climbing
salsa dancing
spanish
tango
how to fly a helicopter :)

Países que Visitei

Czech Republic, France, Germany, Puerto Rico, Spain, United States

Países em que Morei

Poland, United States