CURRENT MISSION Discover and appreciate the awesomeness that is this world, and help to improve it in any way I can. ABOUT ME I intended to be an astronaut, but having great grades and a wicked interest in science couldn't overcome that I needed glasses, and way back in the 90s this was actually problematic. So I swerved and studied the next closest thing: theatrical design. Really, it made sense. Theatre combines art and engineering into one crazy fun heap of poverty. So my current work is theatre scenic and lighting design, most of my income derives from freelancing as a stagehand, and I work the rest of the daylight hours on the organic farm (transitioning to permaculture) where I live to offset rent and earn delicious food. The aim is to be a decent renaissance woman who makes the world better incrementally. Anything that needs building or fixing, let me at it. I play violin/fiddle and piano, dance my heart out at every opportunity, can cook healthy yumminess and sew elaborate garments, but I spend most of my free hours climbing rocks, because the moving meditation with the earth is a great inspiration. In 2012 my then-husband and I quit our jobs, put the finishing touches on our 6-year house remodel, sold it for a tidy profit, and travelled the world for 2 crazy years. We learned a lot, but we also grew apart. The newest adventure is in Vermont, chosen for its mountains and its people. I now live on a 147 acre, organic farm and would love to continue meeting couchsurfers and repay the hospitality shown to us. PHILOSOPHY Experiences, journeys and relationships are more important than money and security.