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Overview

  • 17 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese, Spanish
  • 42, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • Eternal student, part time teacher
  • B.A. in Anthropology and Linguistics from UCSB
  • From Santa Maria, California, USA
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To be open to whatever comes my way. To live, love, and laugh as much as possible.

ABOUT ME

I believe in simplicity so I'll try to keep this short....basically I'm a fun loving, easy going person who can find humor in just about anything (what would life be like without humor, smiles and laughter?). I recently heard this quote "Specialization is for insects" and that pretty much sums up my philosophy on life. I try to experience as much as possible which has led me to doing many interesting things, traveling to many interesting places in the world, and surfing many interesting couches along the way.

PHILOSOPHY

To enjoy life, however or wherever that may be, to never stop learning and growing, and to be a positive light to others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been a member since January 2007 and have thoroughly taken advantage of all cs has to offer: couchsurfing, meeting, chilling, etc. It's been great!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couch surfed a lot in the US as well as abroad. Too many experiences to list really....

Interests

Traveling of course :) and taking care of the earth, nature, conservationism, hiking, running, biking, backpacking, swimming, volleyball, surfing, scuba diving, camping, Linguistics, Anthropology, Buddhism, creativity, reading, writing, being alive! family, friends, the ocean...

  • insects
  • writing
  • running
  • reading
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • buddhist
  • volleyball
  • swimming
  • anthropology

Music, Movies, and Books

Books first: On the Road, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Conversations with God, Love in the Time of Cholera, Sky Burial, The Road, Crack in the Cosmic Egg, Rumi, Whitman, Emerson. Next movies: Motorcycle Diaries, Into the Wild, I Heart Huckabees, Science of Sleep. And music: Richard Ashcroft, John Francis, Band of Horses, Neil Young, Wilco

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Witnessing a Tibetan sky burial in Litang, Sichuan which really changed my perspective about the cycle of life and death

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, South Africa, United States

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