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Overview
About Me
ABOUT ME
I would definitely say I am an idealist. I am an old soul trying to find comfort in a world that makes no sense. I am very curious about the world and its people... I hate rules... Sometimes I think that I will never get old.
Love exploring ancient traditions , currently stuck on Aztec dancing and west African dancing and drumming, exploring Hinduism and Buddhism in Nepal.
Fitness is a big part of my life , eating healthy, staying active.
I'm one of those "lucky" people that gets excited about life, from a great book, the full moon peeking in through my window, a cool-looking insect on a hike. I get easily enthralled by the little things.
PHILOSOPHY
My smile and that "I'm happy" the former being a direct result of the latter, I don't know, but I think I'm on to a scientific discovery, been noticing a very strong correlation between the two.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I am a high-school science teacher. I teach biology and environmental science to the coolest 14-16 year olds you'll ever meet!
I love my job, mainly because my subject allows me to take my students out into the real world, from urban tree care, to protests to stop the XL keystone pipeline, to hiking, and LA river cleanups and appreciation. I'm a very lucky gal I tell ya'! There is nothing more precious than seeing teenagers take action.
Volunteering is important to me, giving back to my community and engaging others in doing the same.
Interests
Hiking/Nature/Outdoors
Photography
Baking
Traveling on a budget
- books
- photography
- dancing
- baking
- fitness
- politics
- traveling
- outdoor activities
- hiking
- camping
- buddhist
- biology
- teaching
- science
- volunteering
Music, Movies, and Books
MUSIC: B.B. King, T.V. On the Radio, Miles Davis, Jose Gonzalez, Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake, Concha Buika, Pink Martini, Manu Chau, Janis Joplin, Cat Stevens, Caetano Veloso.
BOOKS: anything Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, Steinbeck.
MOVIES: Woody Allen, Lars Von Trier, Ingmar Bergman, Herzog (love the man.... really, I do, I love his ability to capture the human spirit and he is the only celebrity I've ever partially stalked to get an autograph from)
TV: Lost, Shameless, Six Feet Under, Ricky Gervais Show, Big Bang Theory, Bill Maher, Planet Earth, Human Planet, Life, Frozen Planet (notice a trend?)
FOOD: Middle Eastern, Mexican, French and Japanese (Vegetarian of course)
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Annapurna Base Camp (Nepal)
Long treks (Rocky Mountain, Catalina Island, Santa Rosa)
Teach, Learn, Share
Politics, equity, nature, life!
Owning a little farm in the Central Valley one day :)
Radiolab - some of my fave episodes include "Oops", "Guts", "Limits" and "Sperm"
Countries I’ve Visited
Australia, France, Italy, Mexico, Nepal
Countries I’ve Lived In
United States