CURRENT MISSION

"We shall not cease from exploration, And the end of all our exploring, Will be to arrive where we started, And know the place for the first time." -T.S. Eliot

ABOUT ME

"The Fifth (and only) Rule: You have taken yourself too seriously." -Arthur Bloch

Hi. Walk?

PHILOSOPHY

"Remember: You are not the chatter that you hear in your head; you are the hearer of that chatter." - Bill Harvey

"Live as you will have wished to have lived when you are dying." -Gellert

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My roommate last year was really into CouchSurfing, so she always had people hanging out at our apartment. I was traveling for most of last summer, so I didn't get to meet many people. But one of them left a sweater in my bedroom, which is still my favorite sweater. And that's why I love CouchSurfing...

Interests

nutella, hunting for trolls, fruit, singing out loud, dancing and wiggling, smell of rain of meadows of smoke of sage, feel of hot-rock naps of granite of skin, salty ocean air, walking, ice cream, bean salad, flowers and rocks, sunlight, fire, your mind, Love, words, my kidstudents, my mom's snickerdoodles, shooting stars, red wine, sweat and dirt and river water, chess, playgrounds, rock-bounding, trampolines, photos, letters, grapes, Risk, bare feet, water, kambucha, grass stains, hats, piano, juice, trolls in the shower, hankerchiefs, puddles, avocados, hammocks, cottonwood trees, circles, being a witch, trust, the zoo game, shiny things, smiles from strangers, lengthy sandwich-making, "introspective cognitive-behavioral remodeling", coconut milk, injured people, lupin, biking downhill, the tops of trees, firelight, sneezing

• singing
• dancing
• wine
• red wine
• walking
• flowers
• chess
• traveling
• piano
• cycling
• backpacking
• hunting

Music, Movies, and Books

I love books. Trade a book with me. Show me your favorite books.

Orson Scott Card stuff, The Art & Practice of Loving, Tom Robbins (is the shit), Siddhartha (!), Mary Oliver and Walt Whitman, Stranger in a Strange Land, Dharma Bums, Hafiz, Dr. Seuss, Illusions by Richard Bach, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Le Petite Prince, and...Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

New favorite: "Small Wonder", by Barbara Kingsolver. Wow!

Also any Dr. Seuss books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Last summer I went on a two-month backpacking trip through California, through a program called Sierra Institute (check it out, it's awesome!). I grew a beard, fell in love, changed my name, and now I want to stay outside forever. I think I'm going to spend the rest of my life rediscovering the freedom and joy I experienced that summer.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, France, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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