CURRENT MISSION

Find my place in the world

ABOUT ME

Introvert. Curious. Open minded. Affectionate. Multi-tasker. Nap taker. Foodie.

PHILOSOPHY

Treat others the way you want to be treated.

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Don't make things more complicated than they need to be.

Keep an open mind.

Never stop learning. Never stop trying to make yourself a better person.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

New to couch surfing. Known about it for years, but never used it until recently. Hoping to find some couches to surf during my (albeit brief) summer travels

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None...yet!

Interests

music, movies, television, reading, poetry, writing, museums, dining out, culture, religion, world travel, film studies, global studies, conversation, volunteering, peace, social justice, pacifism, quakerism, Buddhism, building relationships, cooking, palm pilots, tea, thrift stores, mugs, meeting new people

• culture
• writing
• poetry
• dining
• cooking
• thrifting
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• buddhist
• religion
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The White Stripes, Incubus, Mario Frangoulis, Zero 7, Jem, The Faint, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gavin DeGraw, the Postal Service, Coldplay, Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick Jr. Sarah Brightman, Tina Dico, Rufus Wainwright, Seal, Santana, Cindy Morgan, Berlin, Audio Adrenaline, dcTalk, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Maktub, Shakira (in spanish, not english), Mates of State, Death Cab for Cutie, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Sonya Kitchell, Yo La Tengo, TV on the Radio, Mika, , Ray LaMontagne, The Killers, Jennifer Knapp, Nico, Muse, Ozomatli, Joan Baez, Nine Inch Nails

Movies: Gone with the Wind, Trainspotting, Memento, Requiem for a Dream, The Royal Tenenbaums, Moulin Rouge, Kill Bill, Garden State (kinda), Tape, Saved!, Velvet Goldmine, Bend it Like Beckham, About A Boy, Training Day, True Women, American Beauty, American History X, Before Sunrise, Crash, Munich, Team America, Little Miss Sunshine, The TV Set, Once, 2 Days in Paris, Juno

Books: Living Buddha Living Christ, Gone with the Wind, The Good Children, Damn! Reflections on Life's Biggest Regrets, The Boy Next Door, Female Chauvinist Pigs, Hating Women, Organizing from the Inside Out