CURRENT MISSION

I want to live intentionally, truly SPENDING time-- not merely passing it, saving it, or wasting it

ABOUT ME

I've lived in Colombia (Bogotá and Medellín) for going on 2.5 years in total- I've been back and forth.

I love to dance- salsa, bachata, cumbia- and love to read and write. As well as travel, of course. And I like to follow local politics and try to think about how I can be a proactive part of this city, not just a long-term tourist.

PHILOSOPHY

Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need- a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends worth the name, someone to love and someone to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more than enough to drink, for thirst is a dangerous thing.
--Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men In a Boat

The best piety is to enjoy--when you can. You are doing the best then to save the earth's character as an agreeable planet. And enjoyment radiates.
--George Eliot, Middlemarch

Hell is to drift; heaven is to steer.
--George Bernard Shaw, Don Juan in Hell

Apártense vacas que la vida es corta.
--Gabriel García Márquez, Cien años de soledad

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed in the U.S. (Michigan) and Argentina; hosted in Nashville.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

All of them extremely positive. I love how open, positive, and generous everyone here is.

Interests

Languages, literature, writing, blogging, travel, the 2014 election, dancing, cooking, biking, hiking, camping, concerts, feminism

• cats
• dogs
• writing
• literature
• concerts
• dancing
• bachata
• cumbia
• womens rights
• cooking
• drinking
• gardening
• boating
• politics
• traveling
• blogging
• knitting
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• divinity
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Adaptation, Chocolat, A Room with a View

Silvio Rodríguez, Mercedes Sosa, Shakira

The Innocence Mission, Patty Griffin, Andrew Bird, classical

Mostly classics, though currently on a kick of contemporary bestselling series

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm always blown away by the intimate conversations I have with strangers on the street, people next to me on the bus, taxi drivers, etc. I think it's these simpler, quieter moments that move me more than any breathtaking panoramas or daredevil stunts.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you Spanish, English, and how to dance (well, more than teach I can practice these things with you, and with gusto).

And to make homemade costumes.

Would love to be taught more about cooking, other languages, knitting, and really anything you want to share. Politics, philosophy, feminism, computer skills, theology, farming, gardening, etc. I want to learn to make more things with my hands.

And I love to hear about people's experiences, their successes and their failures, and learn from them. Love to listen to other people's philosophies and how they derive meaning from life. I can also babble about my own if you really want to know.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Colombia, United States

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