HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Surfed, Hosted, Explored with, Traveled with, Dined with, Drank with, and Philosophized with fellow CSers. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE My first CS experience was in Austin, TX, USA for the National Poetry Slam this summer 07. Within minutes of our arrival we were presented with an eviction notice from the guy's landlord, but regardless, it was a great experience! SURFED: Austin, TX - Open Apt Rimini, Italia - Cristian and Jenny Como, Italia - Luca Brussels, Belgium - Christophe Palermo, Sicily - Filipek Barcelona, Spain - Derek Siena, Italia - Lorenzo Cattolica, Italia - Marco Alghero, Sardegna - Rita Ostuni/Lecce, Italia - Antonio Seattle, WA, USA - Frank Ostrander HOSTED: Santa Monica, CA - Dario (from Firenze, Italy) Santa Monica, CA - Aurel (from Paris, France) Seattle, WA - Leah (from Portland, OR)

Anything that gives me a new perspective on life. I could listen to live acoustic music all day long. MUSIC: Not much I don't like; however, I swoon over a good blues song, some folky harmonica jams, or some southern rock stompin tunes. MOVIES: I'm more drawn to beautiful cinematography and captivating acting than a good storyline. I'm recently obsessed with Peanut Butter Falcon. BOOKS: The Bible, Jonathon Livingston Seagull, The Four Agreements, The Little Prince, My Life as a Submissive Wife, Hands-Free Mama, A New Earth, Eat Pray Love, The Alchemist, The Tao of Pooh, Memoirs of a Geisha; Tuesdays with Morrie; The Five People You Meet in Heaven, The Rhythm of Life (any of Matthew Kelly's books), Dolce Vita, The Secret of Nimh, Grace Unfolding, Love by Leo Buscaglia, Letters to a Young Artist, Spilling Open (any Sabrina Ward Harrison book), Slam Poets' Chap Books.