I've got a great thing going-- a job I adore that allows me to travel & do good in the world, a healthy body, fantastic husband, wonderful friends and family, a myriad of challenges that keep me humble and happy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It opened up my world years ago and taught me about trusting people. If it weren't for the fact that I have young kids and a baby on the way, I'd still be hosting.

Although I can't host, and am not surfing any longer, I hope I can be a resource for those visiting Salt Lake. Pay it forward & help folks have a good time in this rad state.

Interests

Parenting, women's health and empowerment, piano, yoga, sweat lodges, fire poi, the great outdoors, human rights, social enterprise, spirituality, community development, sustainable living, star gazing, wine, coffee & dark chocolate..

• human rights
• chocolate
• wine
• coffee
• yoga
• traveling
• eating out
• piano
• outdoor activities
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Band of Horses, Spoon, Calexico, Radiohead, Beirut, Beethoven, Bark Psychosis, Nick Drake, Chopin, Debussy, Broken Social Scene, Elliot Smith, Mum, Explosions in the Sky, Fionna Apple, Friends of Dean Martinez, Devotchka, Do Make Say Think, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Iron and Wine, Jeff Buckley, Kings of Convenience, Lali Puna, the Magnetic Fields, Moby, Madonna, Mogwai, Pat Metheny, Paul Oakenfold, Rachmaninov, Riverdance, Wilco, Sam Prekop, Sasha, the Shins, Siguros, Sufjan Stevens, Talkdemonic, Talking Heads, Tori Amos, Tortoise, Unkle, VNV Nation, Wolf Parade, Zero 7, Apparat, Blonde Redhead, The Cold War Kids, among others. I love music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've lived in the Arizona desert with just a canteen, knife, tarp and map for weeks at a time. I starved eating just juniper berries, spent most my day trying to start a fire, and froze at night until I couldn't take it anymore. Nonetheless, it was still amazing. I highly recommend it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Guatemala, United States

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