CURRENT MISSION

to go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in another's.

ABOUT ME

I started travelling at 17 - from a family which didn't travel much. I've traveled a fair amount - and have gotten "stuck" a fair amount as well. But I'm back on the discovery track, back in school for a Masters degree in urban and regional planning with a focus on environmental and community planning in developing countries, with an emphasis on international water management and disadvantaged communities access to water. Because water is our next great, world-wide commodity and the rich will always find a way to get it.

PHILOSOPHY

I truly believe in the quote by Dostoevsky "to go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in another's." And also that by Gandhi, "to believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Friends told me about couchsurfing and I was intrigued. I am a recent member of the Portland potluck group and am looking forward to meeting other couchsurfers coming through Portland.

Interests

Hiking, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, music, foreign films, food and literature from all over the world

• literature
• dining
• potluck
• movies
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• skiing
• snowboarding
• track and field

Music, Movies, and Books

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Perfume, The House on Mango Street, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, The Carpathians, and the Belgariad series.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I earned my private pilot's license while living in Hawaii.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Viet Nam, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, Germany, United States

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