CURRENT MISSION

Breaking into the mental health field. Preparing to apply for PhD programs in Clinical Psychology. Learning to love. Practicing Patience. Hopefully not adding to the pain and suffering in the world.

ABOUT ME

1. Ethnicity = Navajo + Sioux + Syrian
2. I love ketchup!! On practically everything
3. As a kid, I wore a cape all the time. -still waiting for my wings
4. I have reoccurring dreams of flying. love them
5. I have a 21 year old blind/deaf/demented cat - her memory is like Dory from "Finding Nemo"……her name is Zero btw.
6. 28…approaching 29 years old - Bday on Xmas eve
7. Ruined my chances at marathons after being chased by goats and damaging my knee - I hope they were made into soup!
8. I love startrek - one day I hope to speak Klingon...tlhIngan maH! Cha!
9. Social/Environmental Justice Advocate
10. Reading Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
11. Favorite Book: East of Eden by Steinbeck
12. On Love: It is more of an ability than an emotion to me. Foundation-wise, I think you need respect, honesty, and trust.
13. Heros: mom-n-dad
14. Undergrad: Stanford - GO STANFORD! - BEAT CAL!!!
15. more to come…stay tuned….<>

PHILOSOPHY

Personal philosophy: You can't make yourself feel what you don't feel. But despite what you feel, you can always do right.

Functional philosophy: Progress over perfection.

Motivation: Some of the things worth doing in life are never easy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

besides donating $25….not a lot…at least not right now.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've waken up on people's couches after a questionable night of debauchery and my wallet and keys were still around my general vicinity. I am afraid of bed bugs though after the NY reports….*prays that I don't get bitten by them on someone's couch.*

Interests

1. Reading…any kind of reading.
2. I could listen to NPR all day long. I love you Diane Rehm. Not feeling the guys who comprise (wasn't trying to rhyme there) the Barbershop - too scripted.
3. I hate lifetime but I love watching Drop Dead Diva! - say what you will.
4. Hates the effects of cultural imperialism on my indian communities - not sure how many communities intend to remain culturally resilient.

• cats
• books
• marathon
• drinking
• flying
• reading
• emergency services
• history
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: anything that resonates with me. I can go from bagpipes to choir to country to blue grass. it just depends - kinda manic. I grew up listening to country so anytime I hear "Neon Moon" by Brooks and Dunn, I practically stop anything I am doing and go into two-stepping mode. haha.

Books: I love books on existential philosophy. I like to read those books that have been banned or burned at one point in their lives.

Books on my desk: East of Eden by John Steinbeck - The Conference of the Birds by Farid Ud-Din Attar - Letters from the Earth by Mark Twain - Irrational Man by William Barrett - How To Be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson - Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie - The Intellectual Devotional by Kidder & Oppenheim (cuz I need some trivial info sometimes)

Movies: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly - Breakfast at Tiffanys - Steel Magnolias - Dutch - others but drawing a blank right now.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. Surviving to the current age of 28 - plenty of times that I could have been taken out of the game.
2. Prevented suicidal people from taking their lives.
3. Was a firefighter on a hotshot crew going to and fro different states fighting wildland fires.
4. Ran a half-marathon
5. 1st defining moment: As a youngster, everytime I had to use the restroom, I had to take off one pant leg. Then one day I went to the restroom without having to take off said pant leg - joyous/momentus!
6. Sat in the President of the United State's Chair when Bill Clinton was in Office.
7. Shook hands with Oprah when I was given a scholarship.
8. Testified at a Senate Hearing for the Committee on Indian Affairs on the topic of Youth Suicide in Indian Communities.
9. Had my first kiss in college. The guy I kissed said, "You taste like coconut." - little did he know, I was drinking Malibu (ghetto) at the time.

Teach, Learn, Share

1. Suicide prevention and intervention
2. Mediaton
3. Calculus
4. Native American history - specifically Contemporary Native History
5. Leadership development

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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