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DIGS

Current Mission: "Explore living life as a continuous affirmation."

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New Zealand Collective
United States
Oregon
Portland
Lat: 45.52361, Lon: -122.675
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General Information

CS Collective Participant : New Zealand 2006!
DIGS has been vouched for
Couch availableNo
CouchSurf requests replied to100%
member sinceSeptember 25th, 2006
profile views3056
age24
genderFemale
membernameDIGS
occupationperpetual student/traveller
educationI've been to college and have the debt to prove it.
ethnicitysuper
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Languages

  • English (United States)Expert
  • French (France)Intermediate

Groups I Belong To

Burning Man 2003:3118
Why: I want to live in Black Rock City.
WWOOF 1269:946
Why: work is fun.
Communications Team 35:45
Why: communications team member
Active in 7 more groups.
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Couch Information


No couch currently available for surfing.

I'm moving right now. Always a joy.

Friends (56)

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PictureThomas Nail
27, Male
Eugene, Oregon
United States
Friends since September 2002
"d"
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
Met in person   Hosted5  
PictureMariah Angele
24, Female
Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
France
Friends since September 1998
"soul-mate"
Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
Met in person   Hosted30+   Surfed30+  
PictureYarrow McBride
26, Male
Shelton, Washington
United States
Friends since May 2006
"I met Digs in Eugene, a pillar of strength and truth in the midst of chaos and despair."
Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
I vouched for DIGS
Met in person  
PictureAshley Sloan
23, Female
Beaverton, Oregon
United States
Friends since September 2003
"We lived together for years in the co-op and travelled in Italy together"
Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
Met in person  
PictureDan Beyer
24, Male
Portland, Oregon
United States
Friends since February 2005
"Dated for year=ish"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
Met in person  
PictureStevo Steinfeld
24, Male
Shelton, Washington
United States
Friends since September 2004
"co-op lovin. oh yeah"
Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
Met in person   Hosted30+  
PictureHungrySteve
26, Male
Portland, Oregon
United States
Friends since January 2007
"We met at the CSC NZ and a few minutes later, we were on our way to Christchurch together."
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
I vouched for DIGS
Met in person   Traveled3  
PictureMichael Nagle
24, Male
Cambridge, Massachusetts
United States
Friends since June 2007
"super duper summer camp"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
Met in person   Traveled7  
PictureWill Macfarlane
23, Male
Cambridge, Massachusetts
United States
Friends since March 2006
"we lived in (2) houses together"
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
Met in person  
PicturePete Kass
24, Male
Eugene, Oregon
United States
Friends since February 2005
"Campbell Clubbin"
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
Met in person  
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Personal Description

Secretly, I have a blog. people.tribe.net/d-dog

How I Participate in CS2

CS2 rocks. It's my life partner. Right now I'm not bringing much to the relationship, because I'm moving houses. Moving is not fun, just so you know.

CouchSurfing Experience

I don't know what to type in this little box. Poetry, no doubt:
Australia, yacht and hob-nobbing with a small cavalry of lawyers, a bioengineer and a chemist for a major petroleum company.
If I were a character in a movie, I wouldn't
do these things.
Which is why CS rocks my face off.
In New Zealand I surfed a cop's couch, and a bunch of students, dressed like a Highlander and had newspaper-sword-fights with the Imperial Russian Army in the park. I chased
sunsets and drank box wine on the beach with Collective folk
and ate baby wasps on ice cream.
Bravado. As the Irish would say, it was
good crack.

Interests

Co-ops, vegetarian food, living with the earth, backpacking, philosophy, DIY, zen buddhism, drunken zen buddhists, non-hierarchical everything, strong coffee and new things

Philosophy

If my personal philosophy fit in this little box, it would be: Live because you will die; dismantle violence, create joy.

Music, Movies, Books

I just read White Noise (don dillilo) and it's awesome. I dig the Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy "trilogy", lately some Virginia Woolf and Neitzsche. Can't make up my mind about him; think it's a good thing.

Types of People I enjoy

I like people. I like people who don't agree with me; I like people who do agree with me; I like people who are bigger than they are and make the room bright; I like people who whisper things over tea cups that make you wonder.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can cook and I love cooking. I facilitated consensus meetings nearly weekly for a couple years. I have a steady camera hand and some basic editing/filming. I can train dogs (unless they're adamantly feral). I screenprint. I'll be learning to sail shortly and would love to learn more.

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

I hiked the Kalalau trail in Hawaii. I almost died at one point. I could feel my eyes dialating. My life flashed before my eyes and I thought, "Who knew you could feel your eyes dialating?"

Opinion on the CouchSurfing.com Project

I think all of industrial capitalism culminates in the internet, and now that we have the capacity to create human projects like couchsurfing.com, we can abandon the remnants of industrial capitalism and get on with it.

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From Alec Resnick
 Cambridge, United States
 Aug 19
Met in person Friend, Traveled 7 days 
Positive

Dinae is amazing. She's ridiculously enthusiastic and a great magnet for fun. Even if whatever you're going to do with her sounds boring, it won't be.

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From Brad Rigby
 Ashland, United States
 Aug 13
Met in person Close Friend,  
Positive

Digs is one of the kindest, most interesting, and generally good people I've been lucky enough to know. She's one of my closest friends, and well, she's pretty great. I can't think of single day spent that wasn't full of laughter and good conversation.

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From Mariah Angele
 Lille, France
 Apr 30
Met in person Best Friend, Hosted 30 days Surfed 30 days  
Positive

digs is such a force of life, i can barely remember my life before i met her. vim, vigor, wit and a huge heart: she is colossal. to spend time with her is assuredly to partake in capers and great discussion. it's almost impossible not to fall in love.

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From Nate Oester
 Portland, United States
 Mar 9
Met in person Best Friend, Surfed 13 days  
Positive

!!!!!!!!!!!
and sometimes
$$$$$$$$$$$$
oh, and this one time
*************
but mostly
!!!!!!!!!!!

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From Chris Trlica
 Asheville, United States
 Feb 12
Met in person Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

I knew digs by another name, but her excellence is transverbal. She hosted me last-minute, showed me around town, and immediately treated me as a good friend. Also she put up with my various shenanigans without losing a smile. A perfect host and a person of great goodly excellence.

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From Jess Brown
 Eugene, United States
 Feb 3
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

She was a fun person to work with in the office so many years ago. She's very intelligent, involved and personable. Generally awesome person!

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From Pete Kass
 Eugene, United States
 Jan 31
Met in person Close Friend,  
Positive

You know how sometimes the sun shines brighter, colors are more electric and you find it hard to keep the corners of your mouth from turning upward? I feel that way after every single interaction with Digs.

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From Will Macfarlane
 Cambridge, United States
 Dec 6, 2007
Met in person Close Friend,  
Positive

It seems almost superfluous to add my words to the mass of superlatives on this section of digs' page. But she's great. I'd go damn far out of my way to see her.

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From Michael Nagle
 Cambridge, United States
 Nov 19, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 7 days 
Positive

I like Digs! yes!!

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From Yarrow McBride
 Shelton, United States
 Oct 15, 2007
Met in person Best Friend,  
Positive

Digs is one of the most open and directly honest people I know. She embodies what she believes in with every word and action and is very comfortable with living life to its fullest extent. It is an honor to know that she walks the world and a greater honor to know her personally.

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From Joshua Adair
 Austin, United States
 Sep 5, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

DIGS IS SMART! definitely an inspirational person for activism on all fronts. she almost succeeded in making me care about politics too! And she's got some awesome horns! ask her Why does she do???

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From LP Smith
 Boston, United States
 Jul 22, 2007
Met in person Friend,  

A nice, helpful, interesting and smart person! She has some helpful couchsurfing.com advice!

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From Tyson Edwards
 Auckland, New Zealand
 Jul 12, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 7 days  
Positive

Wow. Diggs was awesome. Really open minded and easy to talk to. I think she may have cooked me something awesome but it was orientation week at the university and I was too drunk to remember.

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From Kevin Uehlein
 Portland, United States
 Jun 19, 2007
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Digs is a highly motivated, thoughtful person. She is also very fun and inspiring to be around. She can do pretty much anything, including fly. Highest recommendations.

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From Ashley Sloan
 Beaverton, United States
 Jun 15, 2007
Met in person Best Friend,  
Positive

I met Digs 4 years ago and ever since she's been one of my favorite friends. We've lived together and traveled together numerous times and it's always been a pleasure.

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From Cole Robinson
 Portland, United States
 Jun 15, 2007
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Digs is a badass. Nuff said.

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From Stevo Steinfeld
 Shelton, United States
 Jun 15, 2007
Met in person Best Friend, Hosted 30 days  
Positive

digs=rockstar

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From Kate M
 Portland, United States
 Jun 4, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

I had a blast with her and her friends. Good food, good home brew, great conversation on politics, permaculture, community, travel, food activism. I hope our paths cross again.

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From Benjamin Cutler
 Portland, United States
 May 16, 2007
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

This girl rocks! Has always been excellent hangin with her and shootin' th' shit, ya know? One of the best Co-opers of all times!

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From Kirsty Sarah
 Christchurch, New Zealand
 May 2, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 6 days  
Positive

Sweet lovable, hugable, digable Digs. Absolute pleasure to host, and a great person to be around, chill out with, watch buskers with, talk with, laugh with, eat snails and other gross food with, etc with. She's uber cool and i miss her smiling face!

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From ShAi
 Mumbai, India
 Apr 30, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 10 days  
Positive

I think Digs is a fascinating person, who is inspirational by her freedom, thoughts and perspectives; intelligent in the way she handles situations, meetings and people...there is nothing superficial about this girl, who has been an asset to CS. I look forward to running into her somewhere and working with her on CS :)

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From David Hoey&Pearl O'Rourke
 Dublin, Ireland (Republic of)
 Apr 25, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 20 days 
Positive

This lady is ace. She gives some of the best conversation ever and is also a brilliant laugh. I felt like I really clicked with this girl and I miss her more than New Zealand itself. If I meet her again it would be better than frolicking through meadows of chocolate streams and ice cream trees. Way better. She also makes the best Zen eggs i've ever tasted and is excellent company for a bike ride! I miss you Digs!!!

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From Nick Perri
 Valmiera, Latvia
 Apr 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

She came, we chilled, talked, saw some beautiful places, had some challenging games of chess (she kicked my ass mostly), all in all had a real relaxing time for her last days in NZ. It was a pleasure!
Take care, 'till next time.

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From OMG_IT'S_JULIE!!!
 San Francisco, United States
 Mar 28, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

OH MAN Digs is the kind of girl you cannot not get along with!!!! I'm so glad to have met her. We had some pretty good chats on the front porch of the Collective in Nelson and many moments of laughter!!!! She ROCKS, seriously :D

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From KEITHWANDERS
 Atlanta, United States
 Mar 25, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 20 days 
Positive

Only one word could describe Digs - SUPER! I could give you a long retelling of our adventures - like the time we watched nerd porn in a parking lot then slept in the car so we could sing with dolphins - but all you really need to know is that I was so sad to see her go. Monkeys.

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From Diane Emerson
 North Shore, New Zealand
 Mar 20, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Digs' skills with managing consensus meetings was instrumental in pulling the Nelson Collective together in early February. When she returned to the Collective in March she gifted us with how we can do it too. A valuable life lesson for me.

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From Alastair Dunne
 Wellington, New Zealand
 Mar 18, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 7 days  
Positive

It was great having Digs and the rest of the Hungry Steve crew staying with us. They're really fun people and have some gret stories. Good times!

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From Eric Wootton
 Prescott, United States
 Mar 17, 2007
Met in person Friend, Traveled 5 days 
Positive

When I go to a collective it's to meet amazing people. Every now and then I meet someone that I know will have a MAJOR impact on the world, and at the New Zealand Collective that person turned out to be Digs. Much love Digs.

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From Ross Allen
 Paraparaumu, New Zealand
 Mar 14, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Digs is epic.

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From Hannah Vogel
 Dunedin, New Zealand
 Mar 12, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 21 days 
Positive

this girl rocks in every way possible she's extremely intelligent and has taught me so much about living life. ive spent the past month or so with her and hope to have many many more wild adventures with her.

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From Hannah Lind
 Dunedin, New Zealand
 Mar 5, 2007
Met in person  
Positive

So the best person to have as part of my first couch surfing experience! Willing to have a go at stuff and go along with whatever it is you're doing or entertain herself! She has so many great stories, just an amazing person to talk to

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From Gardner Bickford
 Nederland, United States
 Mar 5, 2007
Met in person Friend, Traveled 7 days 
Positive

Digs is an autonomous pod of anarchistic energy. She knows all sorts of stuff and is intriguing and articulate when conversing about it.

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From Mykle Hoban
 Davis, United States
 Mar 2, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

a smiling face in a dark smoky room. drunken shenanigans in the streets of dunedin.

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From Phillip & Co Nicholas
 Dunedin, New Zealand
 Mar 1, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

An enigmatic (I think that's the word I'm looking for) and inspiring individual not to mention an absolute pleasure to host. Heed her words, she has much to teach us all.

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From Vicki Spiers
 Takaka, New Zealand
 Feb 20, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 7 days  
Positive

we loved getting to know Digs.Karlin loved the pool he played with her. Neat woman, calm and laid back. I hope we meet again before she leaves NZ. Enjoy the travels around NZ.

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From the rachel
 Berkeley, United States
 Feb 18, 2007
Met in person Friend, Traveled 10 days 
Positive

Having Digs here was a great experience. Beneath her calm integrity & intelligence lies a very compassionate & helpful person. She's a fix-it master & besides that, she's rad. I loved talking about political theater, playwriting, co-ops & communal living avec her. I want to get to know her better! I would love to hang out with her again, somewhere in the world...

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From za-bel
 Avignon, France
 Feb 9, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Being around Digs is simply delightful. Kind, well-spoken, can repair anything, even broken up working group She became our collective hippy fairy in the blink of an eye.

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From OH DONNA
 Chico, United States
 Feb 9, 2007
Met in person Friend, Surfed 21 days  
Positive

Digs has a huge heart and kind, simple nature. We didn't spend as much time together as I would have liked, but in my last few days in NZ I found her warm and caring. I will be sure to be seeing Digs around in our part of the world very soon. Digs is a wonderful woman worth knowing.

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From Jack Crocifisso
 Eugene, United States
 Feb 5, 2007
Met in person Close Friend,  
Positive

Diggs rocks. Though I have never hosted this amazing being of a person, Diggs has always impressed me with her knowledge, compassion and activism.

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From STAMP
 Hunker, United States
 Jan 30, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

This chic rocks... she can dig it and dig for awesome clothing... cant wait for other adventures...

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From HungrySteve
 Portland, United States
 Jan 29, 2007
Met in person Friend, Traveled 3 days 
Positive

Who digs Digs? I dig Digs. She is a super cool girl with vision and she is sweet to boot. We totally clicked right off and had an amazing trip together. I hope I have a new travel partner in this awesome girl with great sense in fashion (thanks for finding my kick ass robe). Look forward to many good times to come.

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From Wade Keye
 Portland, United States
 Jan 28, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

Dinae totally rocks!

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From Louisa Murray
 Perth, Australia
 Jan 15, 2007
Met in person  
Positive

We hosted her for over a week and she was a good house guest, very easy to get a long with and a great conversationalist. My father is very happy as she willingly helped paint the inside of our trimaran (yacht).

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From Lee Fouste
 Eugene, United States
 Jan 13, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Fun, nice, easy to talk to....nuff said....plus she is at the NZ collective...I am so jealous!

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From Phoenixo
 Portland, United States
 Dec 19, 2006
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Digs (?) is awesome! Great housemate! Tons of fun! We were supposed to go meet in thailand and travel.... maybe later! SC forever!!

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From Jaron Griffin
 Portland, United States
 Nov 14, 2006
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

DIGS is one the reasons eugene was so great. Always up to something cool, she is super helpful in a myriad of areas. Anyone should be so lucky to be in her company.

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From Marble Wallace
 Portland, United States
 Nov 13, 2006
Met in person Friend,  

a good gal, she can be inspiring without even knowing it. if you ever find the opportunity arises to talk with this chica, i highly recommend it, you'll leave feeling refreshed

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From Giles Ross
 Sydney, Australia
 Oct 24, 2006
Met in person Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

DIgs is an honest, interesting person who was great fun to take out and meet my other friends. We had some good laughs in the short time she was passing through central sydney, but always welcome back! A great surfer and friend!

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From ALLY
 Melbourne, Australia
 Oct 23, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Humble, interesting, funny and laid-back. Ask yourself: why wouldn't you want DIGS on your couch?

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