CURRENT MISSION

Explore - discover - learn - grow

ABOUT ME

I grew up in a small town in Northern California called Pleasanton. Admittedly, I perceived the world through my "Pleasanton" goggles for the better part of my life. It was not until I travelled around the world that I was able to remove those goggles...The sights, smells, sounds, and tastes were incredibly new and incredibly intense, in a good way. During my travel, I experienced the most joy and the most pain I had ever encountered, and I that forced me to think. So I thought...and thought... and thought....I came out with a new vision for my life and what I wanted from it. The world was a whole lot bigger, more complicated, more beautiful, more painful and more joyful than I once thought it was - and what I saw was just the tip of the iceberg.

PHILOSOPHY

Acceptance

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

This journey is just beginning! I will add thoughts here as experiences unfold. Think of all the wonderful people I have yet to meet!!! One of them could be you?

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Looking forward to the magic.

Interests

Travel, Hiking, Yoga, Cycling/Touring, Photography, Music, Festivals, Exploring new places, Surfing, Cooking, Dancing, Meeting new people, Reading and anything that allows me to create...

• photography
• festivals
• dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• magic
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Omivore´s Dilemma, The Sunflower, The Giver, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, Pillars of the Earth, What is the What, The Alchemist, Things Fall Apart, The Prophet, Shantaram, Anna Karenina

Van Morrison, The Beatles, My Morning Jacket, Michael Franti, The Black Keys, Railroad Earth, Jenny Lewis, Allman Brothers, Dave Mason, Dave Matthews, Nora Jones, Paul Simon, Cream, Postal Service, Eric Clapton, Avett Brothers, A Perfect Circle, Theivery Corporation, Radiohead, Built to Spill, George Strait, Daft Punk, Death Cab for Cutie, Traffic, 311, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Stevie Wonder, Phil Collins, Steve Winwood, Ziggy Marley, The Doobie Brothers, Edith Piaf, Enya, Galactic, Gotan Project, Incubus, Buble, Jose Gonzalez, M. Ward, Manu Chao, Nine Inch Nails

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing Burma

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Ecuador, India, Japan, Mauritius, Mexico, Myanmar, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States