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Overview

  • 9 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 42, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • community organizer
  • often and liberally
  • From illy philly
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

going places.... and making friends along the way

ABOUT ME

I have lived in or around philadelphia my whole life and I love it more and more every day! I have an open mind and an open heart. I am interested in urban farming, adventuring, traveling, dancing and getting to know people.
Will be traveling to India in Jan/ Feb 2011 with my hubby Nic Esposito. He is a writer and urban farmer from philadelphia and a real sweetie.

PHILOSOPHY

i'll be nice to you and you be nice to me.
sharing is caring.
lets make a bunch of good food, share a bottle of wine and have a great conversation.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i live in a house that emanates love and has cared for many a traveler. now i want to travel more and have decided to be PRO active.
I work a lot at local environmental non profit and I tend to have crazy hours so I might not have time to show you around but I will try my best!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couch surfed around USA, Mexico and Argentina

Interests

i like: nice people,to ride my bike, potlucks, craft nights, movies that are old and boring, my family, to cuddle w/ the boy, hangin with my doggies, to eat healthy 80% of the time, to grow plants, i like dancing

  • writing
  • dancing
  • dining
  • wine
  • gardening
  • movies
  • traveling
  • cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

I heart music here are some of the favs: love, beach house, yelle, animal collective, broadcast, sonic youth, girl talk, victor jara, yo la tengo, the king khan & BBQ show, whitney houston, classical guitar, old country and blue grass.

books!: the tin drum, farm city, in praise of older women, middlesex, the people of paper, the wind up bird chronicle, any Borges or david sedaris.

poets!: james tate, charles simic, charles baudelaire, czeslaw milosz, david berman.

movies: three colors trilogy, cool hand luke, dr. zhivago, willow, boyz in the hood, eyes without a face, planet earth

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

riding my bike at light speed across the galaxy.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can show you how to make a rain barrel, start a compost pile, plant a garden, start a worm farm and i can cut your hair all fancy like for 5$ or for free.
I like to learn so please share.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Canada, Egypt, Ghana, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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