CURRENT MISSION

warm cups of tea. animated discussions. good books. moments.

ABOUT ME

rain is really a rare thing in Tijuana/San Diego area, so my absolute favorite time to take a hike is the day after a good dousing, when the naturally blah ground all around bursts with dainty tufts of color. misty haze. hills. snake holes freshly slithered through. lots of mud is involved these moments, so good shoes, and as soon as the sun has been out to play for a day and a half or so all is back to brown blah. but those moments...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Spreading the word.

Interests

meandering. especially in new places. dancing in the rain. unexpected adventures. good conversations. bicycling in fairly flat cities :). good friends. unexpected lovely acquaintances. seasons!. bright colors.

• books
• coloring
• dancing
• flying
• hiking
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

books: jane eyre. a severe mercy. hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. ragamuffin gospel. daddy long legs. ugly american. at the back of the north wind. enchantment. finn family moomintroll. red moon rising. fairytales of most sorts. just about anything by madeline l'engle. something to draw me out of me into the great wide other.
music: funky stuff. most blues & bluegrass i've run across. much jazz. some particular artists we've all heard of... damien rice. madeline peyroux. ben harper. cafe tacuba. david crowder band. ladysmith black mambazo. muppets. postal service. mindy smith. keith green. enanitos verdes. nickel creek...
movies: millions. spirited away. garden state. dear frankie. amelie. the ghost & mrs. muir. out of africa. waking ned divine. big fish. return to me. mansfield park. gosford park. bride & prejudice. eternal sunshine.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One afternoon, the little boy I worked with was ecstatic to see a group of children flying a giant kite. His fingers moved a little more clumsily than the rest, so he and I set up a second kite. The whole process of flying was taking a bit too long, so he gripped the string a couple feet from the kite and ran... giggles, chuckles, chortles, shrieks... he was flying in those flipping floating flopsing colorful tails.

Teach, Learn, Share

Daisy chains. Preferably a warm spring day. Grassy place with a spray of wildflowers well within arms reach.

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Denmark, Mexico, Panama, United States

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