CURRENT MISSION

to figure out how to fund this summers travels...

ABOUT ME

I teach art in a classroom with no windows. I do as much traveling & "seeing" the world as I can in my time off. My goal is to set foot on all 7 continents. I've made it to 5 so far. Africa & Antarctica are the last 2.

PHILOSOPHY

If it is important enough to you, you can find a way to make it happen. Take a calculated leap of faith. I believe that people are fundamentally good. You get what you give.

After college, my family told me to "travel when I retire" I told them I want my travels to effect the way I live my life now. I have since been to 20 countries & lived in Japan for 2 years. Travel is an education in itself. It is quite humbling if you push aside your own ego & ethnocentrism and open your mind and heart to new ways of doing things.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I backpacked Europe by myself in about 10 yrs ago & have been traveling as much as possible ever since. I had a spectacular time a large part due to the wonderfully helpful people I met along the way!

I'm in a position now that I may be able to help to other like minded travelers who have made seeing the world and their global education a priority.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

none yet...

Interests

Me: Travel, Scuba diving, Swimming, Yoga, Songwriting, Singing, Music, Photography: (primarily Landscape, Architectural & Travel photography)Underwater Photography & Videography, Pottery / Ceramics, Painiting, Psychology, Making the World a better place... Being kind to animals :) Being responsible with the environment, Helping those in need & the importance of ARTS EDUCATION & CREATIVITY to remain competitive in our global economy.

• animals
• arts
• singing
• photography
• education
• environment
• yoga
• traveling
• pottery
• painting
• drawing
• music
• scuba diving
• swimming
• teaching
• psychology

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've funded my all of my own travels through hard work, prioritizing and thriftiness. Everywhere I've been has been an amazing learning experience. But some really memorable experiences were:
-swimming with 2 huge pods (1 spotted, 1 bottle nosed)of wild dolphins in Bimini, Bahamas
-Desert Stars at North Rim Grand Canyon, AZ
-Great Wall of China
-Mt Fuji, Japan
-Diving the Blue hole in Belize
-Getting on a train in Venice going 3 hours in the wrong direction because the word "Monaco" in Italian means Munich.
-Shark dive in Fiji
-Uluru in Australia

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: English; Art: drawing, painting, pottery /
ceramics, etc...; Swimming
Learn: another language: would love to practice Spanish,
French, Japanese, German, anything really!
Share: travel stories & learn about places I haven't
been & more about the places I have!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, China, Ecuador, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States

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