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ABOUT ME

I am a doodler who enjoys travel, walking, creativity, philosophy, cosmology, books (though I do not read enough) meeting as many people as possible and learning everything I can on the way. My CouchSurfing experience so far has created some of the best and most beautiful experiences of my life and I am grateful this site exists. (I met my husband in Texas during a CS gathering)
I enjoy comedy and arts be it film, live art, independent projects, museums etc. Music has been some of the best medicine for me. In my life I want to meet as many people as I can, I don't want to waste a day. I want to experience and see the beauty not from a TV but with my own eyes. If life is a dream we best have a good one.

In the last 3 years I've lived in 4 countries but I'm just starting to get settled hopefully long term in Fort Collins, CO

PHILOSOPHY

Truth, love and laughter. try to do no harm to others, learn as much as possible, create and experience. We are not geese and have not found perfect unity. Trust your instinct and have the best dream you could have.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosted and been hosted. Once we're ready (couple of months) we'll be hosting again! :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CouchSurfing has let me meet a great range of people and given me some of the greatest experiences of my life. I think the concept and idea of CouchSurfing is truly fantastic. This sounds extreme but without a doubt CouchSurfing has changed my life, I wont ramble on and tell my story but I'm 100% behind this community and look forward to more travels and adventures with fellow CSers
(again, met my husband at a CS gathering in Texas)

Oh and this map below, I plan on filling it up with red :)

visited 7 states (3.11%)Create your own visited map of The World or website vertaling duits?

Interests

My interests would be art, comedy, philosophy, music and more. I draw, my art can be found at www.vailagreen.com I like to be creative any way I can. I also like to work with the elderly, enjoy swimming and reading. Big fan of Bill Hicks and others alike. I am also interested in cosmology and enjoy adventure and walking.

• animals
• arts
• books
• design
• beauty
• vegetarian
• walking
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• swimming
• medicine
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite movies: Yellow Submarine, Synecdoche New York, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Labyrinth, Waking Life... the list goes on.

Favorite Music: David Bowie, Modest Mouse, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Swan Lake, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Jefferson Airplane, Beatles, Built to Spill... The list is high, music is important. My LastFM is www.last.fm/user/FranHemphill

Favorite Books: Books by Adam Roberts and Warren Ellis, oh and Steppenwolf

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I kicked an Elephant to death. This didn't happen, nor would it ever happen. I am vegetarian and love animals (I'm not a whiny vegetarian though, I don't care if you eat meat it's just not for me) I have done things and seen things that are beautiful to me but I find the feelings they evoke hard to explain. For instance climbing a big hill in Edinburgh, being in the hot springs in Colorado, Amtrak through the Rocky Mountains, these are all beautiful experience, but to those who go sky diving and hippo launching it doesn't sound like much.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to create and I can teach perspectives and patterns within art that make a design unique. I can make a terrible paper helicopter. I'm not to 'girly'I like to climb and build and especially like abandoned buildings. I can share creative projects. Or a good jigsaw.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Scotch, bad jokes, a love for adventure and conversation.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United Kingdom, United States

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