CURRENT MISSION

learning how the universe goes

ABOUT ME

I am currently in graduate school studying geophysics and volcanology. I love trying new things and meeting new people. My house is a tiny but cute cottage about 7 miles from school, 5 miles from downtown, 4 miles from Ybor City (if you like clubbing), and 2 miles from the zoo. While I do not drive a car, I am on the bus line. And if you're lucky i might have an extra bicycle laying around to loan you while you're here as I am a huge bicycle advocate and an active member of the Tampa Bay Bicycle Co-Op. I also participate in a variety of other community building efforts as i firmly believe we need to create the world we wish to live in.

PHILOSOPHY

Dance when you need to dance, sing when you need to sing, give freely, accept graciously, and do what you can to create a better world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I try to keep my couch available though graduate school tends to send me all over and keep me kinda busy.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

When a girl friend and i needed a last minute place to stay in chicago, i tried this site for the first time and found some awesome guys who took us out and gave us a place to sleep. we went to a tapas bar, chilled in the park, and played karaoke revolution half the night.

Interests

editI love reading (i highly recommend catcher in the rye, hunchback of notre dame, and demian as well as any Ferlinghetti or Ginsberg), bicycling, jumping in lakes at 3am, going out dancing, climbing volcanoes, community activism, direct action, being alive etc, etc.

• arts
• singing
• dancing
• cooking
• clubbing
• crafts
• reading
• karaoke
• rock climbing
• astronomy
• lakes

Music, Movies, and Books

i love all sorts of movies and music. hmmm. Movies: Vanilla Sky, labyrinth, the green mile, , , Music: firewater, modest mouse, suzanne vega and about seven hundred others.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Last summer I spent three weeks studying volcanoes in Nicaragua. We visited Concepcion, Masaya, and Cerro Negro. Concepcion was beautiful as it is a volcanic island in the middle of one of the largest lakes in the world. Cerro Negro is a basaltic cinder cone and is one of my field sites for school. The trip taught me a lot of geolgoy in addition to being my first trip to a developing nation. Overall i found the people very friendly and interesting and the country was absolutely beautiful.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach a little bit of cooking, arts and crafts, zine making, volcanology, and astronomy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Nicaragua

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States