We are a small family who love adventure, learning about others, cultures, and travel and generally enjoying this amazing life.
We are passionate about community, finding ways to simplify, connect and live in a kind way.
I, Michelle, spent 4 years as an organic gardener and plans to pursue a certification in permaculture. She is a painter and loves all things artistic and creative. She love her family, experiences, learning from others and others cultures, world music and growing as a person.
Husband, Z is an avid gardener, building of all sorts of things, handy, craftsman, intellectual who loves to discuss politics, world events and history.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

hosting and surfing

Interests

• arts
• street art
• music festivals
• baking
• live music
• world music
• hiking
• camping
• travel
• permaculture
• parenting
• vegetarian cooking
• world food

Music, Movies, and Books

I love world music, especially the traditional folk music from Africa, India, South America, Tinariwen, reggae and flamenco.
Some bluegrass, lots of folk music (Paul Simon, Dylan...)
Trip hop, hip hop, Mushroom jazz, jazz, funk...I love music!
Favorite genre of movies would be documentaries and adventures flicks...some international films, especially Korean.
Favorite books: The Alchemist, Mountaineering adventure stories, The Beach, Tao te Ching, and biographies and books about people solo circumnavigating in sailboats or other water craft.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Survived stage four brain cancer holistically!

What I Can Share with Hosts

We are traveling for awhile but once settled we will host again.