CURRENT MISSION

To find out what's next!

ABOUT ME

I'm an open-minded, outgoing, fun-loving, anarchist, feminist, agnostic-Jew, crazy, pansexual, artistic, punky, funky, happy, weird, colorful, hippie, musical, exciting, RIGHTEOUS BABE! (if ya wanna label me) Did i mention that I totally DESPISE labels?!?! I'm easily distracted by bright, fuzzy, or shiny objects. I love listening to music and singing. I also love to waterski, but I don't get to do it nearly as much as I would like to!

I can often be found attending music concerts and festivals! Social justice is important to me and I try to do some type of volunteer work on a semi-regular basis, such as pro-choice escorting or helping out with Food Not Bombs. I really dug volunteering in the 9th ward in New Orleans. I have also volunteered in Israel a few times. Israel is a place that is close to my heart! I believe that living in both New Orleans and Israel are somewhere in my future. I have also found some really great opportunities to see great music through volunteering both with HeadCount and Work Exchange Team!

I studied Early Childhood Education, in university. I create art out of found/ used/ recycled/ upcycled objects that would otherwise find themselves in a landfill. I am moved by community and nature.

I am on the waiting list to join an intentional community called Twin Oaks, in Virginia! In the mean time I'm chilling in the land of cleavage.

PHILOSOPHY

My motto in life is, I'll try ALMOST anything once and if I like it I'll try it again! Don't knock it till you've tried it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have yet to host anyone from this site but the idea is not new to me. I've hosted many people at various residences of mine. One even turned into a roommate! I used to date a music promoter so we would often host bands who he had booked, as they passed through town. Summer 2009 I had a guest who was on her way from Rothbury to All Good, both of which festivals I attended as well. We've kept in touch and become good friends through that experience.

Interests

Art, music, intentional communities, recycling, teaching, creating, learning, freegan, social justice, volunteering, tikun olam, unschool, zines, camping, found art, jam bands, legalization of hemp, rainbow family, feminism, coupon clipping, garage sales, freecycle, legalizing marijuana, human rights, Judaism, dumpster diving, beaches, swimming, sunshine, community.

• arts
• singing
• concerts
• festivals
• education
• human rights
• womens rights
• dining
• volunteer work
• cars
• dumpster diving
• garage sales
• couponing
• music
• camping
• scuba diving
• jewish
• swimming
• teaching
• volunteering
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

A- Better Than Chocolate, But I'm A Cheerleader, Can't Hardly Wait, Empire Records, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fight Club, Girl Interrupted, Lucky Number Slevin, Memento, Night At The Roxbury, The Outsiders, The Princess Bride, Rat Race, RENT, The Royal Tennanbaums, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Spun, Suicide Club, Super Bad, Team America, Trainspotting, Undercover Brother, The Wackness, Waking Life, Whale Rider, What Lies Beneath, Yes Man, and Zoolander. Most movies by Kevin Smith.
B- This list could go on for eternity, so it is totally incomplete. The Grateful Dead are my all-time favorite band! Alanis Morisette, Alice in Chains, Ani DiFranco, The Animals, Anti-Flag, The Beach Boys, The Beastie Boys, The Beatles, Bitch & Animal, Bob Marley, BOOMBOX, Carole King, The Casualties, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Cream, Credence Clearwater Revival, Crosby/ Stills/ Nash and Young, Days of the New, Debbie Friedman, Dick Dale, Disco Biscuits, The Doors, Everclear, Everlast, The Fear Nuttin' Band, Fiona Apple, Frank Zappa, The Genders, Girl Talk, Godsmack, Gravy Train!!!, The Grateful Dead, old-school Green Day, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Jet, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Jett & The Black Hearts, Joni Mitchell, Johnny Cash, Keller Williams, Kittie, Le Tigre, Led Zeppelin, Lost State of Franklin, Lyle, The Mamas and The Papas, Matisyahu, Marilyn Manson, Men at Work, Metallica, Michelle Branch, Microwave Walrus, The Monkeys, The Mothers Anger, Nickleback, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, No Doubt, Noe Venable, Offspring, Paolo Nutini, Peter Morganstern, Pink, Pink Floyd, The Pink Spiders, Prozzak, Ravi Shainkar, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Reel Big Fish, The Roaches, Robotnicka, Sarah Mclachlan, Save Ferris, Sean Kingston, Sean Paul, Shampoo, Simon and Garfunkel, The Skanktronics, The Smashing Pumpkins, Soulico, Streetlight Manifesto, Sugar Ray, System Of A Down, They Might Be Giants, 311, Three Days Grace, Three Doors Down, Third Eye Blind, Trillit, The Uncanny XELA, Vanessa Carlton, Weezer, The Who, Zibra Zibra.
Early 90's rock is pretty perfect, in my book!
C- A Dirty Job, Bloodsucking Fiends, Brave New World, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Fruits, Fresh Fruits, The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, I Love Led Zeppelin, Island of the Sequined Love Nun, Lenore graphic novel series', The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove, Monkey Food: I was seven in '77, Lust: Kinky Online Personal Ads from Seattle's The Stranger, The Outsiders, Pot Planet: Adventures in Global Marijuana Culture, Practical Demonkeeping, The Princess Bride, You Suck. Most books by Francesca Lia Block. I'd have to say that most of what I've read by Christopher Moore I've really liked.
I am currently reading Walden Two and I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Done.
-Volunteered in the Israeli Army.
-I drove 9 hours, alone, to the Twin Oaks Communities Conference where I was sure to know NO one and I never even go out alone! (Ok, maybe not amazing but a personal accomplishment.)
-Skinny dipped in Lake Erie with a few friends and a bunch of strangers. Haha, also not too amazing but it gave this amazing feeling kinda like, "ooo, this feels good. Am I going to end up infested with lots of disease after getting out of Lake Erie?" lol.
-Participated in the 2010 National Rainbow Gathering!

Seen.
Natural beauties like the Badlands and the Grand Canyon.
Functional communities living in the states but outside of convention such as Twin Oaks and Acorn communities.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a recycled/ upcycled arts artist. Come over and I can teach you my craft!

I think it would be useful to know how to fix cars, although I don't have one.

Countries I’ve Visited

Israel

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United States