CURRENT MISSION

To make the world a more encouraging and peaceful place to visit.

ABOUT ME

When I'm not traveling, I like to make jewelry, read, eat and talk about what jewelry I made, books I have read, and food I recently ate.

PHILOSOPHY

Whatever someone believes is the truth. There are no absolute truths other than a collective truth. On a personal level, this means that the world can be a very warm, generous place as long as you allow and encourage it to be.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Basically, my faith in the global society has been restored thanks to the wonderful people I have met on CS.

Interests

Aside from traveling, reading, dancing (rock, indie, classic soul), art (modern, contemporary), and design (product, interior, print).

• arts
• books
• design
• dancing
• dining
• reading
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Neutral Milk Hotel, The Magnetic Fields, Animal Collective
Movies: Jules et Jim, Harold and Maude, Brazil, The Darjeeling Limited
Books: Amy Hempel, Italo Calvino, Giorgio Manganelli, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Vladimir Nabokov, Franz Kafka, David Foster Wallace, J.D. Salinger

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have climbed the Great Wall of China and navigated my way around Beijing alone with no map and no knowledge of Chinese. I survived on smiles and a lot of pantomime.

Teach, Learn, Share

Window cleaner removes ink stains from tabletops.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Dominican Republic, Germany, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany

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