CURRENT MISSION

To thoroughly enjoy the midwest while I'm rooted in Bloomington, IN for grad school.

ABOUT ME

I'm a California girl through and through, but I've found myself recently in the midwest and while I'm adjusting to my new life as someone with a stable address I still manage to work in weekend adventures as often as possible.

The last ten years: I went to college, did the backpacking thing in Europe. Did a summer stint in Maine. Another in New Orlearns. Took a cross-country railroad trip from New Orleans, to New York, to Montreal, and then back to California. Kept trying to figure out what to do with myself. Fell in love. Spent a summer in upstate New York while my sister did summer stock. Took a long visit to SIngapore with my parents. Went to New Zealand to meet my boyfriend's family, didn't ever want to leave. Decided I wanted to further my education in music so applied to Grad school. Got in. Worked in Oakland to save money. Moved to Bloomington.

Next ten years: I want to fulfill a long standing promise to myself to travel Australia and New Zealand taking at the very least several months to do so. I will graduate. I will have a whole new set of skillz that will hopefully help me employ myself educating others in music and writing about music. And I'm sure all sorts of exciting things I can't even dream of will happen.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is wonderful.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have an open couch and I have been kindly hosted just a few times by the most wonderful individuals in Portland and in Bloomington.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Portland Oregon: It was the tail end of my cross-country jaunt and I was joining my friend on a car camping trip from Portland back down to SF. We stayed with this girl in Portland and had a lovely dinner and a raucous night on the town.

Bloomington, IN. When we first moved to Bloomington, a group of guys living on the north of town kindly put us up for a few nights while we looked for a place to live. They all worked on a nearby farm and one night we came home to discover they had about 20 pounds of potatoes. So we spent the evening cooking potatoes in half a dozen ways. So much fun.

Chicago, IL: Igor! My friend and I had the pleasure of staying with Igor near Andersonville. He took us out on his bikes and we stayed up late talking about traveling and life. I may have re-caught the travel bug from him. :)

Interests

Coffee and Music is pretty much what sustains me. But I also love the outdoors, I love hiking and running, swimming and bouldering (very meekishly however). I enjoy a good bourbon cocktail and a fine meal, but at the same time tacos and PBR can make a night divine. Silliness is also a primary interest of mine.

• writing
• education
• cooking
• cocktails
• coffee
• running
• traveling
• bouldering
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• rock climbing
• swimming
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

The world of music is too vast for me to choose, I love so much of it. Dirty Dozen, Dr. John, Django, Punch Brothers, Radiohead, Quadron, Etta, Ella, Mozart, Chopin, Satie, Jewel for godsakes, Kander and Ebb, the Talking Heads, Bowie, the Slits, Pere Ubu, Gershwin, on and on and on.

Movies. Yes. Books, always.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once gave Fidel Castro a mug filled with Jelly Beans.

Teach, Learn, Share

Ukelele.
Coffee.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Malaysia, New Zealand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore, United States

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