CURRENT MISSION

being genuine & grounded, reconnecting with the universe & myself through nature, exchange, yoga and dance

ABOUT ME

Althea Skinner is a student of the world: she holds a Masters of International Development from American University in Washington, D.C. Her regional foci are Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America; her focus is management and learning for rights-based sustainable development. At the end of the day, Althea is most empassioned by nature, people, and the arts/culture: dance, music, painting, homemade food, honest dialogue and intercultural exchnage forge the real stuff of life!

PHILOSOPHY

open yourself to the universe's energy & be the change that you want to see in the world. love yourself & the world in revolutionary fashion.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

my busy life does not allow me to host often. but this network of good people who value cultural exchange over money is one of the best things ive come across.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

all of my couchsurfing experiences have rocked: the people ive stayed with have all been amazing and i try to reciprocate, cooking something yummy to share and/or leaving behind or sending later not only good energy and memories but also original art, etc.

Interests

international development, environmental sustainability, social justice, human rights, dancing (contemporary, silvestre, afro-brazilian, latin, modern, ballet), travelling, culture & language, food & drink, painting & drawing, poetry & music, women and gender studies, feminism & revolution, mozambique, andean countries & amazonia

• arts
• culture
• poetry
• fashion
• dancing
• ballet dancing
• human rights
• womens rights
• dining
• cooking
• walking
• drinking
• politics
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• gender studies
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC- bjork, ani DiFranco, seu jorge, joni mitchell, 10,000 maniacs, regina spektor, tori amos, lenine, angelique kidjo, tribalistas, tracy chapman, ruthie foster, the books, mirah, chambao, cocorosie, davendrah banhart, ile aye, inti illimani, joanna newsom, lady black mambazo, sufjan stephens, nina simone, the beatles, BOOKS- Confronting Capitalism: Dispatches from a Global Movement; Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Tom Robbins), Earth From Above: 366 Days (Yann Arthus Bertrand), New Selected Poems (Mary Oliver); The Color Purple (Alice Walker); Promiscuities: The Secret History of Feminine Desire (Naomi Wolf); A Problem from Hell: America in the Age of Genocide (Samantha Power), MOVIES: rivers and tides, waking life, babel

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

studying dance for social change including silvestre (afro-brazilian modern dance) in salvador da bahia, brazil; working for save the children in xai-xai, mozambique.

Teach, Learn, Share

dance. water colors. spanish. portuguese. english. cooking.

What I Can Share with Hosts

as above.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, France, Honduras, Italy, Montenegro, Peru, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, United States

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