CURRENT MISSION

To keep my mind open and share my corner of the world.

PHILOSOPHY

Do it yourself.
Create.
Fail.
Change.
Take a flying leap.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet.

Interests

I love walking down to Yes Bookstore and getting lost in the stacks. If it's not freezing out, I like to ride my bike around the Eastern Prom, a great way to remind myself of what a beautiful a place I live. Playing rummy 500 or Scrabble with my boyfriend after a good meal is a perfect evening. Some nights I drop in at Blue, the neighborhood jazz bar, to hear live music. I spend as much time as possible in my studio coming up with ideas for new windows. I love dancing, yoga, biking, being outdoors, anything that gets me moving and keeps me strong.

• dancing
• yoga
• walking
• flying
• music
• live music
• jazz
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

Tom Waits is my all time favorite living artist.

There's so much music I love, especially in the blues roots/alt-country/folk vein.
I like quirky films with good stories and actors who look like normal people.Some of my black and white favorites are Roman Polanski's "Knife in the Water"; Antonioni's "L'avventura"; Peter Bogdonavic's "The Last Picture Show". Anything by Werner Herzog. I probably spend more time watching cool old movies, I hardly have time to keep up with contemporary ones. "Junebug" was one of the last movies I saw.

I'm almost always in the mood for jazz and I usually start my morning with classical. Halleluiah for Itunes. I'm always streaming new music.
I read the New Yorker and Harper's. I love books about the natural world, Diane Ackerman, Wendell Berry, Barry Lopez, Micheal Pollan are a few favorite writers in this genre.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

To be 44, in good health, with a loving partner, and working hard at my own business is a pretty amazing thing.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have my own business creating stained glass windows. My boyfriend is a baker and studies aikido and iado.