CURRENT MISSION

The plan is....there is no plan.

ABOUT ME

My father taught me that "smiles are free", so you'll often see me giving them away :)

PHILOSOPHY

life is what you make it. expect to get what you give.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love to host and be hosted!! I would love to open a B&B some day so I consider this practice ;)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've lived in California all my life and the first time I've ever surfed was on couches in Europe!

Interests

people watching and drowning out noise pollution with sparkling conversation.

Music, Movies, and Books

movies are my favorite, music is my love and books can be amazing.
Movies: Summer Breakdown, House Bunny, Mirror Mask, Anchor Man, Eagle vs Shark, Grandma's Boy, Mongol, Stand By Me, Silver Linings Playbook, Donnie Darko, Yes Man, Boondock Saints, Stage Door, The Professional, and the list goes on...
Music: Hot Chip, TV on the Radio, Man Man, Janelle Monae, Raphael Saadiq, Valerie June, Giraffage, Alt J, Michael Kiwanuka, Solange, Birdy, Big Boi, Incubus, SOJA, Citizen Cope, MGMT, Living Legends, Gnarls Barkley, Robin Thicke, MARIAH, Bjork, Groundation, Smoky Robinson, Sam Cooke, Muddy Waters, Amel Larieux, Vampire Weekend, and this list goes on....
Books: Howard Zinn's "Passionate Declarations", Blake Mycoskie's "Start Something That Matters", Tina Fey's "Bossypants", Jeremy Scahill's "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army", anything Shell Silverstein and Dr. Seuss's "Green Eggs and Ham".

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

quit my job in the middle of our second ¨great depression¨

Teach, Learn, Share

1/2 wide open, 1/2 apprehensive, whole-hearted. i want to stay connected in a society that is growing more detached.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Philippines, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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