CURRENT MISSION

for life to be a constant adventure

ABOUT ME

I am an enthusiastic, fun-loving, open-minded individual interested in going on adventures (which usually involves bikes or longboards), eating yummy food, holistic problem solving, and hearing about others' experiences.

PHILOSOPHY

"I thought of that old joke, y'know, the, this... this guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, "Doc, uh, my brother's crazy; he thinks he's a chicken." And, uh, the doctor says, "Well, why don't you turn him in?" The guy says, "I would, but I need the eggs." Well, I guess that's pretty much now how I feel about relationships; y'know, they're totally irrational, and crazy, and absurd, and... but, uh, I guess we keep goin' through it because, uh, most of us... need the eggs." -Annie Hall

"Knowing how to live is not something we have to teach children. Knowing how to live is something we have to be careful not to take away from them." -Colin Beavan

"Education, if it means anything, should not take people away from the land, but instill in them even more respect for it, because educated people are in a position to understand what is being lost. The future of the planet concerns all of us, and all of us should do what we can to protect it." - Wangari Maathai

"If you want to believe in something, believe in it. Just because something ain't true, there's no reason you can't believe in it." -Secondhand Lions

"I was 45 years old and I suddenly had a realization: the conductor of an orchestra doesn't make a sound. He depends for his power on his ability to make other people powerful, and that changed everything for me. I realized my job was to awaken possibility in other people." -Benjamin Zander

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

right now I am available to meet up with people

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have CSed a few times while traveling through Australia and have hosted a few times while I was living in Montana. I loved traveling alone and being able to feel at home even though I'd just met my hosts & their friends.

Interests

adventures, cooking, cycling, skateboarding, skiing, gardening, camping, thunderstorms, tea, knitting, farming, live music, campfires, yoga, contra dancing, silly business, playing backgammon and cribbage, martial arts

• cooking
• yoga
• gardening
• traveling
• knitting
• live music
• cycling
• camping
• skiing
• skateboarding

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: I love nonfiction and read lots of memoirs

Music: alternative rock, old time, funk, oldies, classic rock, bluegrass

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

CS and farmstays while backpacking across Australia--I cannot wait to be on the road again!

Teach, Learn, Share

If you would like to learn to knit or how to do a handstand or another gymnastics skill, I can definitely teach you :-)
I am a beginner at chess and would like to get better

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Canada, England, Italy, New Zealand, Scotland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia

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