CURRENT MISSION

To step into an adventure mindset everywhere I go.

ABOUT ME

I love the unpredictable, I love running through an unexpected tropical rain and getting soaked head to toe in just a few minutes, then laughing with my traveling companions as we scramble to see if we own dry clothing. I've been known to work medical at festivals and used to work in outdoor education.

Home is malleable - places I've called home in the past few years include a two person backpacking tent, a 6000 square foot circus warehouse, a townhouse with a ladder to the second floor as an entrance, a quigloo, a blue Subaru, a bamboo hut in Thailand, a walk in closet, a shipping container in the desert, and a cupboard under the stairs in London.

I do work that helps others and/or makes the world a better place. I'm pretty committed to that. I enjoy autonomy in my work, but I also like having a team. I like to go in where there is no plan and figure one out.

PHILOSOPHY

Dance when I'm happy, dance when I'm sad, dance every other time in between. Dance my path through this world. Every inhale is followed by an exhale and every exhale is followed by an inhale. Say yes to adventure. Smile. Laugh. Play. Listen when someone needs to be heard. Don't be afraid to really care. We can change the world.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted travelers while living in a circus warehouse in Oakland, California, USA. I've surfed a few times within the United States. I've made friends as a traveler and made friends with travelers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

One of the surfers I hosted LOVED our circus warehouse -- so much so that she became a housemate for a year and half. Someone who hosted me in Santa Cruz, California is still a friend and came over to play on my aerial silks. I've enjoyed the conversations I've had and the food I've shared with surfers and hosts alike!

兴趣

Creating systems when chaos needs amelioration, enjoying chaos when chaos is what's needed, non-fiction reading, yoga, dancing, 5 Rhythms, rock climbing, aerial silks, backpacking, canyoneering, journaling, traveling, trying new things, fresh veggies, cooking, stories, working towards making the world a better place.

• festivals
• dancing
• education
• dining
• cooking
• vegan
• yoga
• running
• clothing
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• backpacking
• rock climbing
• teaching

音乐、电影和书籍

Movies: documentaries, sci-fi, movies with twist endings and/or crazy costumes, films that follow someone's personal journey, and films that play out what-ifs and are conceptually interesting.

Music: anything I can dance to. So much of what is played at Five Rhythms classes. A few artists that come to mind (in no particular order) are Devil Makes Three, Pillowfight, Neon Indian, Kan'nal, Tom Waits, Cake, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Cat Empire, Of a Revolution, Tricky, Weekend Players, Nick Cave, Bad Religion, Dresden Dolls, the Glitch Mob, Pretty Lights, Ladytron, Trampled by Turtles, Lords of Acid, The Grateful Dead, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, The Postal Service, Beats Antique, Gogol Bordello, Dirty Heads, The Beards, The Clash, Supreme Beings of Leisure.

Books: And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts, Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, The Hot Zone by Richard Preston, Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks, Wild by Cheryl Strayed, To Timbuktu by Casey Scieszka and Steven Weinberg, Cryptinomicon by Neal Stevenson, What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly, Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, Collapse by Jared Diamond, The Wind Up Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi, Urban Tribes by Ethan Watters, Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life by Arlene Blum, Altered Carbon by Richard K Morgan, The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson, Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Worked with a small team to build houses for 12 families who lost their homes in Hurricane Sandy.

Lived in a community with 13 other individuals where we all felt comfortable communicating, sharing, growing, and going on adventures together.

教，学，和分享

Teach/Share: aerial silks, wilderness skills, sewing/costuming, vegan cooking, and some other things.

Learn: so many things!

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