CURRENT MISSION

To sing and swim my way across the world and learn from everyone I meet

ABOUT ME

Curious, positive, love learning, being creative, and meeting new people, value warmth, authenticity, and of course, adventure! Some of my past adventures include pursuing a documentary film career and fronting a blues band in New York City, building and living in a converted school bus for a year, being an organic vegetable farmer, being an Outward Bound instructor, hiking the John Muir trail, solo travel around Thailand, and most recently, being in a David Lynch cover band and getting my MA in installation art in my favorite city of all time, London, U.K. I smile and laugh a lot. I give good hugs. I love techno music and will dance all night long if i know where the warehouse parties are. I love to cook tapas for my friends and pretend my house is a restaurant for a night. I am an ex-competitive swimmer and will jump into just about any body of water I find. My favorite thing to do is choose a destination and find a unique way of getting there, like kayaking to an art gallery. I care about sustainable food and social justice, am a pescatarian non-smoker, and will always choose conversation and cooking together over watching TV. I am really excited to get to know Seattle, especially anything obscure or underground. I am super independent and enjoy hitting the streets with a map and journal and just getting lost all day. I can't host at the moment since I am just myself moving to Seattle but as soon as I am able, I'd love to host other couchsurfers.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is short...do what makes your heart beat faster.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would love to host gatherings of musicians and artists in the CS community. I produce small grassroots arts events and offer my home as a make-shift gallery/performance space for a night. I hope to do this in Seattle so artists, please contact me!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was a CS guest in Colorado and was impressed with the warmth and generosity of my host. I look forward to the opportunity to give something back by being a host myself.

Interests

conversation, swimming in natural springs, singing, installation art, Burning Man, dancing to techno music, blues and soul music, John Coltrane, giant trees, caves, cliffs, new people, old people, fun people, loving people, stingrays, barracuda, mermaids, barefeet, dancing, laughing

• arts
• singing
• performing arts
• documentaries
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• fitness
• instructor
• partying
• house parties
• tv
• traveling
• music
• blues
• hiking
• kayaking
• scuba diving
• swimming
• solo travel

Music, Movies, and Books

Hal Hartley, Matthew Barney, David Lynch, Orlando, 12 Monkeys, Memento, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Mind the Gap, The Breakfast Club, Bjork, Moderat, Jon Hopkins, Burial, Nina Simone, Tom Waits, Generation X, 1984, Moon Palace

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Scuba diving with thousands of jellyfish in Thailand. The most humbling, energizing, fascinating experience of my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach adults with a phobia of water how to swim. I used to be a personal trainer so I technically can do more advanced fitness training but I honestly love working with complete beginners. I am passionate about the water and passing on my love of it to others.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States