CURRENT MISSION

Living life at the top of my lungs

ABOUT ME

I am most comfortable in Europe, where I feel at home. I like to talk to liberal minded people. I love to get cozy in coffee shops. I get amped up on conversations about philosophy, psychology, and religion. I don't like to sit still because I usually have a project in mind that I'm ready to tackle. I prefer daisies over roses. I must have chocolate every day. I really like the green tea lattes from 7-Eleven. I am a... Travel fiend, chopstick master, cat lover, Finn, coloring book artist, crocheting addict, spider saver (because to kill or destroy something is to insult its creator), tigers blood & cream snowcone connoisseur, South Lake Tahoe native, fan of walking at dusk, boating junkie, yoga & belly dancing dabbler, ambitious adventure seeker.

PHILOSOPHY

CHOOSE YOUR OWN PATH.

THE WORLD IS AS YOU DREAM IT.

MAKE SURE THE FORTUNE THAT YOU SEEK IS THE FORTUNE THAT YOU NEED.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I think this is a great way to meet new people and to see the world at the same time. I'm excited to start couch surfing while traveling around the world, and I hope I can return the favor to anyone who wants to visit Portland.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just had my first couchsurfing experience and had a great time. I definitely look forward to doing more of it in the near future. This is such a great set-up.

Interests

TRAVELING, interviewing people for jobs, writing poems, taking photos, doing toadstools, clogging on wood floors, crocheting pretty scarves and beanies, snowboarding, wakeboarding, learning to play the bongos, doing heel clicks down the street, hanging out with friends and family, singing alone in my car, camping, hiking, bellydancing, kayaking, eating edemame and blood pancakes and liver casseroles, and BEST OF ALL... dancing till my feet hurt!

• cats
• writing
• books
• poetry
• singing
• coloring
• dancing
• belly dancing
• chocolate
• coffee
• yoga
• walking
• boating
• traveling
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• surfing
• snowboarding
• wakeboarding
• psychology
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: American folk songs. Ben Harper, Michael Franti, Damien Rice, Beck, Neil Young, Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkel, Elton John, Side Saddle, Mike Doughty, Imogen Heap, John Butler Trio, Love You Long Time, The Hideout, Joshua James, anything with slide guitar or harmonica or banjo.

MOVIES: With Honors, Return to Oz, Memento, Empire Records, Count of Monte Cristo, musicals and plays like: Fiddler on the Roof, Rent, Death of a Salesman, Les Miserables, A Midsummer Night's Dream.

BOOKS: I recommend THE ULTIMATE GIFT to everyone!! Grapes of Wrath, Crime and Punishment, White Oleander, Cold Sassy Tree, A Separate Peace, Man's Search For Meaning, Harry Potter, Siddhartha, Kite Runner, To Kill A Mockingbird.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Roasted marshmallows while camping out on the Great Wall of China

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Uganda, United States

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