My name is Ashley & I currently live in Pacific Grove,Ca.
I Am a student at UCSC. Right now I'm studying Psychology, although my true passions are music, writing & photography.
I enjoy being around people who would rather be out under the stars then in a loud bar. That being said I don't mind a good meal & a glass of wine.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Since I work at a place where so many travelers from around the world come into I have realized that being open to bringing more people into your life and shedding a little happiness can not do much harm.

Interests

Music, literature, art, photography & hiking

Philosophy

"You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should." - Desiderata

"The eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages." - Virginia Woolf

"The love, lust and longing: reasons, but not the reason." -Robinson Jeffers

"I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids - and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me." -Ralph Ellison , Invisible Man

"My wisdom is as spurned as chaos. What is my nothingness, compared to the amazement that awaits you?" - Lives I, A. Rimbaud

• arts
• writing
• literature
• photography
• wine
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Tristessa by Jack Kerouac
The Hollow Men {poem by} T.S. Eliot
Farwell to Arms by E. Hemingway
Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
A Room of Ones Own by Virginia Woolf

Music:
Sylvan Esso
Bob Dylan
The Hinds
The Oh Sees
Palace
Edith Piaf
Daughter
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Kris Kristofferson
Laura Marling
JayMay
Leon Bridges
Shakey Graves....

Teach, Learn, Share

I know how to play ukulele & guitar, which I bring with me usually everywhere I go, if room permits it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A good sense of humor & a bit of sarcasm.

Countries I’ve Visited

Indonesia, Mexico, Sri Lanka

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States