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Detroit, Michigan, United States
@GONKAWONKA
Membre depuis 2011
CURRENT MISSION: bridging the gap between the "you" and the "i" by nurturing my relationship with what is outside of me as much as I nurture what is inside of me through full engagement with the external and internal worlds. That is the direction I aim for at least. ABOUT ME : Life long learner, though usually I do language-based work (ie consulting, teaching, poetry, etc.) Gemini: watch out! I can be very playful, but at other times truly enjoy deep, meaningful conversations. I'm originally from Detroit. I've been doing teaching-artist work for a couple of years now and before that taught English abroad with the JET programme for three years. I also moonlight as a poet and a literacy tutor. I'm verbally oriented. I love language (so I can talk a lot) and cultures. I feel most at home in internationally diverse communities. I also like meeting people. All these interests combined make travel a good hobby. I love learning, enjoy deep and imaginative conversations, and am constantly seeking personal growth. PHILOSOPHY: Personal growth & service to others
Intéressé(e) par Sports d'aventure
Intéressé(e) par Animaux
Courant en Anglais
En train d'apprendre Japonais
Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I've been hosting and surfing off and on for a couple of years now. I like meeting people when I travel and I like the dream of couchsurfing as a fitting place to re-think society. What if every person we met were a fellow traveler, a welcoming host, a welcome guest? :)
Musique, films et livres
this is hard music: I guess rock, jazz, classical too; sometimes catchy pop music. ballads folk and bluegrass. books: I always enjoy picture books, YA fiction, multicultural themed bildungsromans, literature - though am mostly familiar with American I love hearing about authors and great works from other countries. I don't read sci-fi much but I enjoy talking about it. movies - animated films; subtitled-international films; comedies; documentaries; superhero; some sci-fi.
Une chose incroyable que j'ai faite
The everyday things amaze me easily, like toddlers recognizing me, and finding tiny snails in my sink and seeing a bamboo forest for the first time, and a deep royal blue on anything: umbrella, tile roof, a wall that reads "post no bills here" But I think I usually just tell people I've climbed Mt. Fuji three times.
Enseigner, apprendre, partager
I'm more of a thinker, so I feel like conversation on life-questions is what I share best. I love to encourage curiosity and creativity, and flexibility of thought, embracing contradictions and finding answers within ourselves.
Mes centres d'intérêt
I poetry. I like the arts and sciences. I grew up urban so I'm not an expertise of the outdoors but I enjoy trees, bodies of water, and hiking. I have always lived near a river. Other interests: Stories, music, picture books, YA fiction, animals, health/nutrition, biology/wildlife, it's all cool technology, music, art, travel, critical thinking, discussions aimed at exploration, growth and learning, stories stories stories...