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Oakland, California, United States
@GRINGACATS
Member since 2008
CURRENT MISSION Live and Travel. Travel and Live. Enjoy both! ABOUT ME I know I am a cultural anthropologist at heart, and find myself happiest and in love with food, ritual, celebration, language, people, idiosyncrasies,music, dance, fresh air, omg endearing human moments, big trees, sand, water earth salt and air. I also make art and creative expression Is a part of my life and I do my best to walk my walk with respect and integrity. PHILOSOPHY Observe, dream, act, inspire, motivate, create, innovate, kindness, listening, engagement, positivity,practical realism, love!
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Animals
Fluent in English
Learning Sign Language - American
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Make it up as it goes! COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Just the beginning for me, really! However, I'm a pretty experienced traveler, having met awesome people on the beaten path and blissing out in the situations that opened up for me.
Music, Movies, and Books
KEXP and Pandora, Powell's Books, Project Free I go to these places and rotate in and out of most genres. My taste is broad and reaches wide.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Wilderbeast migration in the Masai Mara, Mountain Gorillas climbing trees in Uganda, Carnival in Rio De Janeiro, Dust storms in la Paz Bolivia, Sun rising over the Andes mountains, Getting lost in a labrynth in Italy, Tango Lesson 101 in Buenos Aires, impromptu wine tasting in Baja, snorkeling in the outer Barrier reef off the coast of Queensland, Participating in a real Irish wedding in Ireland, backpacking in Glacier National Park, Funky dancing in LA, Watching the Aurora Borealis in Northern Washington, Swimming in phosflorescence in Bellingham,watching shooting stars from a boat on Flathead lake in Montana, Capoira en las isla de morro a sao paulo, Soaking in hot springs off the coast of Vancouver island that opened up to the Pacific ocean, dancing merengue in the back country of the Dominican Republic, making homemade mole in Oaxaca to name a few!
Teach, Learn, Share
Cooking, picture taking, technology, collage, mosaic, life coaching, learning and development, conflict resolution, outdoor skills, overcoming fears.
My Interests
photography, dance, one woman shows, hiking, camping, backpacking, art installations, music, all things food, swimming and snorkeling, sailing, drinking wine, building fires and sitting next to them, helping others, building community, planning trips, writing, soaking in hot springs, kayaking and wildlife viewing.
