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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
I want to gain new perspectives,
ABOUT ME
I like to explore new places- I enjoy hiking in the woods, fishing, swimming at the beach, meeting and engaging with friendly people. I'm a big fan of dancing at clubs, drum circles, or anywhere where a drum is beating. When it's warm I like to show some skin!
PHILOSOPHY
Everything is interconnected, treat others with compassion, understand and accept, diversity is strength, come alive.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I learn by doing, will be shy until I get a little practice. I help out when I can (lifting heavy things, cooking, chores, baby sit). Getting creative and making things together!
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Sleeping on friend's sofas as I pass through the neighborhood- I like it when we can spend a little time together, explore the area, I'll get them a drink or food and be on my way.
Interests
Local folk culture, ecology/nature, cheap eats, street art, music festivals
- arts
- culture
- street art
- music festivals
- festivals
- dancing
- dining
- cooking
- drinking
- clubbing
- music
- fishing
- hiking
- swimming
- ecology
- beaches
- mountains
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies: Quineanera, Mysterious Skin,The New World, KABOOM,Soul Food, Harold and Maude, the Dark Crystal
Music: Bon Iver, Explosions in the Sky, Alicia Keys
Books:The Little Prince, Rambunctious Garden, Agroecology
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
I ran around the East Bay hills (Cali) as the dry grasses looked like fields of silver lit up by the moonlight. It felt very present.
Teach, Learn, Share
Community Building, trust