CURRENT MISSION

Continuing to explore the people and places of this world by trying to settle in one place... at least for a little while!

PHILOSOPHY

A vagabond for beauty

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have met many beautiful people around the world through CS and I always look forward to the next. From surfing to hosting to having drinks, I've continually been impressed with the people that CS has brought into my life.

Interests

Hiking, backpacking, biking, camping, sailing, global health, education, photography, storytelling, maps, tea, textiles, dancing, craft beer, gardening, and exploring, of course!

• photography
• beauty
• dancing
• education
• beer
• drinking
• gardening
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• surfing
• sailing
• cartography
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

So hard to choose!

For music… The Beatles, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Atmosphere, Dessa, Santigold, Paul Simon, Damien Rice, Fat Freddy's Drop, Gotan Project… and basically anything from the 90s.

Movies… Casablanca and Good Will Hunting are my favorites. While I love good films when I get around to them, I have a tendency to watch cheesy movies (possibly to balance out the seriousness of topics at work or the type of books I enjoy…)

Books… One Hundred Years of Solitude, The House of the Spirits, The Poisonwood Bible, Americanah, Angela's Ashes, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Island Beneath the Sea, The Lacuna, Cutting for Stone, What is the What, Love in the Time of Cholera, The God of Small Things, Beloved, The Alchemist, Desert Solitaire, Snow Falling on Cedars…

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Too hard to choose just one…! Let's share these stories in person :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Botswana, Canada, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guatemala, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Spain, Swaziland, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Tanzania, United States

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