CURRENT MISSION

My mission is to work to make the world a little better than it currently is. I use storytelling to help me.

ABOUT ME

I am a people's history midwife. I collect stories; my own stories, other people's stories the stories of other things and places. I present and distribute them as best I can. I use multi media to help me. I do this because I can't think of anything else I would want to do.

I have always loved to listen to the stories people tell about their lives, the lessons they have learned, places they have been and the things they have seen.

These tales are the threads, woven with tender intricacy, that compose the fabric of my life.

PHILOSOPHY

You are responsible for how you give. Give freely. You are not responsible for how someone receives. Be kind to everyone. Be grateful for what you have. Be respectful and enjoy life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am new to the CS project, though I have hosted people form almost every region through other venues. I am looking forward to participating in CouchSurfing because it will give me the opportunity to meet people I might not otherwise.

I plan to host and to surf and to learn and enrich my life in the process.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have yet to have one.

Interests

people, their stories, art, music, literature, culture, travel, images, faith, cinema, new media, politics, health care, nature/the environment

• arts
• culture
• literature
• environment
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• communications
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:Jean Cocteau's La Belle Et La Bete, Orpheus, Euzhan Palcy's Sugar Cane Alley, Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of ALgiers
Music: John Coltrane's "Giant Steps", Pablo Casals "Bach Cello suite #1" Thelonious Monk's "Round Midnight" Mos Def's It Ain't My Fault"
Books: Naguib Mahfouz's "The Harafish" "Children of the Alley" "Echoes of an Autobiography" Zadie Smith's "On Beauty", Orhan Pamuk's "Snow" Jhumpa Lahiri's "Interpreter of Maladies", Amitav Gosh's "Sea of Poppies" Nick Laird's "Utterly Monkey "

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Raise two children

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Sharing your personal space teaches respect, balance, gratitude and reciprocity

Learn: By sharing your personal space you learn the habits of others and have the opportunity to compare and contrast your habits. It provides an opportunity for Socratic reflection. You learn strategies for meeting challenges.

Share perceptions, places, spaces, strategies, stories, silence and sounds.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Cuba, Haiti, Morocco, Puerto Rico, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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