CURRENT MISSION

Montessorify the universe!

ABOUT ME

I am a mathematician, formal linguist, Montessori teacher-to-be, alternative education advocate, meditator, bird watcher, vegetarian, and Buddhist.

I like learning things.

I'm a long-time vegetarian, and I'm strict about it, though I do eat dairy and eggs (but no fish). On the other hand, I don't care if other people cook or eat meat around me.

PHILOSOPHY

Breathe in
Breathe out
Breathe in
Breathe out

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm brand new to CouchSurfing, so I have no experience yet.

Interests

Education
Knitting
Alternative Education
Montessori
Mathematics
Linguistics
Birdwatching
Meditation
Trees
Eating locally

• birds
• fish
• education
• cooking
• vegetarian
• meditation
• knitting
• origami
• fishing
• teaching
• languages
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

I love classical music of any sort, and also play cello (very badly). My attention span is not long enough for tv/movies, so I almost never watch any.

Favorite books:
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
Wise Child (Monica Furlong)
Lies My Teacher Told Me (James W. Loewen)
Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius (Angeline Lillard)
The Language Instinct (Stephen Pinker)
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (Paulo Coelho)
The Miracle of Mindfulness (Thich Nhat Hanh)

Teach, Learn, Share

Things I can share: mathematics (and why it can be cool), origami geometry, meditation (the basics). I'm also happy to blather for hours about education.

Things I want to learn: Alexander Technique.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sweden, United States

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