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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
@nerdgirl-in-atl
Member since 2008
CURRENT MISSION saving the world from 'bugs, gas, & pointy thing w/fins' ABOUT ME Adventurous and inquisitive. I love exploring the great outdoors of nature, the urban canyons of new & old cities, and the ways human creativity manifests in art, technology, music, science, & people. PHILOSOPHY Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. (Tibetan Buddhist saying)
Interested in Adventure Sports
Fluent in English
Learning French
1 Vouch
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Mostly hosting couchsurfers. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I host fabulous & fantastic folks who travel through Atlanta.
Music, Movies, and Books
Books - Yes. Music - Yes. Movies - Mostly, yes.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Jumped off a 3000-foot fjord cliff in Norway ... multiple times. Been to Mt Everest and visited with the people of the Himalayas. Been invited by the Chiefs of the Fire Department of New York City to talk to them about my work.
Teach, Learn, Share
How to do a FOIA. How to read a President's Budget Request (PBR). I know a little about jumping from high-flying fast-moving objects and some slower or fixed ones too.
My Interests
- skydiving, ice-climbing, hiking, & mountains - politics, foreign affairs, & national security - science & technology, e.g., nanotechnology, biotechnology, & cognitive neurosciences - hanging out on my rooftop balcony overlooking the ATL skyline
