CURRENT MISSION

create. art.

ABOUT ME

all about "me" ? at the moment I am exploring what that means! through travel, conversation, reading, meditating and living... Its a beautiful journey finding "me" I like to think i am an open minded person, someone who believes the things that most scare you in life are usually the ones you learn and grow from the most. I am practicing cultivating compassion and raising my awarness of all there is to take in on this beautiful earth while im on it!

PHILOSOPHY

Live by:

starve the ego, feed the soul.

"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero" meaning "Seize the Day, putting as little trust as possible in the future"

and also the wise words of Michelangelo: "Ancora Imparo" meaning "I am still learning"

I also believe for the good of your health, your mind, the planet and other lives, that the most single important thing you can do is to adopt a vegan/vegetarian diet.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

go to CS events from time to time, and ask alot of people if i can stay with them

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

surfed. haven't hosted yet

Interests

being outdoors, or any sort of outdoor activity, (big into canoeing) hammocking, singing (can't, but do it anyway) dancing (can't, but do it anyway) traveling (doy) vegetables, the green bay packers, environmental sustainability, people, you, all sorts of art forms but most specifically: painting, and all sorts of printmaking. (screen printing, litho, relief)

• arts
• singing
• dancing
• vegetarian
• vegan
• dieting
• meditation
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• outdoor activities
• canoeing

Music, Movies, and Books

(im sure everyone says this but) too many to list!
movies: im a BIG woody allen fan
music: ill listen to anything but im digging this whole "indi new agey bluegrass" thing thats been going on
and.... showtunes.
books: big into self improvement books, a big eckhart tolle fan. love reading about buddhism, mindfulness, things like this. need to sneak some fiction in there every so often to 'give myself a break' its like candy, i love Vonnegut, Jack Kerouac (oh so predictable) and have recently read a couple books by Wally Lamb and think he is a phenomenal writer

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

had the amazing opportunity to climb a glacier in Norway with some of my best friends a few years back- scariest/coolest experience of my life.

work, eat, travel, repeat.

Teach, Learn, Share

"If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace."-John Lennon

i am a firm believer in the power of meditation as a tool in becoming more acclimated with your mind, to see its patterns to shape, form, shift who we are on a physical level. To bring us away from thought and be not controlled by what we assume we are but to walk past the dirt and grime of the world and uncover our TRUE selves...
does that make sense?

...i would love to learn anything you have to teach me!...

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Nepal, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Nepal, United States