CURRENT MISSION

Explore the world and every day. connect and be lively.

ABOUT ME

I am a northern California native from a region that was once the egg capital of the country. I started singing when I was eight years old and performing in productions shortly after that, and sort of fell in love with that art form. Since then I have been on the road of bettering my skills in both of those area. I graduated from school a year ago, and I have been living and working in New York city. By nature, i am a free spirited, earthy, artistic; I love culture and people, animals, the outdoors, and learning new things. I learned to be a river raft guide a few years ago with a non profit that specializes in taking inner city kids and people with disabilities into wilderness environments, which has changed me in countless ways.

PHILOSOPHY

A literal and complete openness to the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have had such extraordinarily rich experiences couchsurfing, I hope to provide that for others as best I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Rich- Dim Sum dinner in London
Yassir- surfed with him in Marrakech, Morocco
Anuar and Florence- surfed with them in Essaouira, Morocco
Jean- Surfed with him in Paris
Kruno- surfed with him in Croatia
Chad and Harry- hosted them in Syracuse
Christian- happened to be working on the same show in Beijing
Meredith- hosted in Syracuse
Francesco- Met for Bubble Tea in Syracuse
Jeremy- Gave me comp tickets to the Circus, drinks afterward
Stephen- Hosted in Syracuse
Marshall- Hosted in Syracuse
Josh- Hosted in Syracuse
Chad- Met up with him in Nebraska
David-Had Scones and Tea in New York
Jo- Hosted in New York
Isaac - Hosted in New York
Nicolas - Helped host in New York
David - Hosted in New York
Allison - Hotsed in New York
Lukas and Tabitha - Hosted in New York
Jelle - Hosted in New York
Marika - Hosted in New York

Interests

tea, food, farmers' markets, pic-nics, music, people, creating, old things, plants, community, culture, art, architecture, photography, outdoors, rivers, trees, books, exploration & adventure, learning, languages, little pleasures, big pleasures, live music, open mics, tai chi, backpacking, dancing to live music...

• animals
• arts
• culture
• books
• singing
• architecture
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• farmers' market
• drinking
• reading
• knitting
• painting
• origami
• music
• live music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• backpacking
• languages
• tourism
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: Amelie, Atanarjuat (the Fast Runner), Before Sunset, Don't Look Back, I'm Not There
Music: JAZZ, swing, Old hippies, Dylan, Tom Waits, Latin, Brazilian, Spanish, Oldies, Django Reinhardt, French Pop, Soul/ rhythm and Blues
Books: East of Eden, Jitterbug Perfume, Brothers Karamozov, TRavels With Charley, The History of Love, Time Traveler's Wife, A Walk in the Woods, The Old Man and the Sea, Jitterbug Perfume, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been through the desert on a horse with no name.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach: knitting, limited origami making, clamming, white water raft guiding, backgammon, some cooking, limited palm reading.

I'd like to learn: to blow glass; to play guitar, harmonica, upright bass, and the musical saw; about the culture and the space of different places I visit in the world; oil painting, wheel throwing, swing dance,

I love to share food and hear and share stories:)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Croatia, France, Morocco

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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