If I accept your request, I will ask you for your emergency contact information.
Hope you like psy-trance, because you'll be listening to it a lot while you're here. As in, all the time. Check this out to see what I've been listening to:
You also need to read my profile. I like that and give brownie points to people who write funny couch surfing requests. I don't particularly care for requests that have obviously been cut & pasted.
If you are male, you must be down with cross-dressing and getting your fingernails painted. You need to tell me in your request what your favorite item of women's clothing is to try on. Oh, and your favorite nail polish color. And no, I'm not joking about getting your nails done.
If you're female, please tell me what your guilty pleasure is - whether it be eating bacon & peanut butter sandwiches or covering yourself with tar & feathers and biking about naked.
If you don't mention one of the following in your couch request: your fav nail polish color, fav item of women's clothing or guilty pleasure, you must at the very least say "When I leave your home, I will have a new appreciation for psy-trance!" If none of these are mentioned in your request, it is more than likely that you will be turned down.
Your chances will improve if:
- You're German and you bring me Katjes Salzige Herringe
- You help with the dirty dishes
SINGINGYOGINI 31, Female Berlin, Berlin Germany Friends since 2006 "Met through couchsurfing in Berlin. Have had great time with her showing me through the city and introducing me to new people and places. Amy is GRRRREAT!"
Will Chiapella 32, Male Chico, California United States Friends since June 2007 "Bloomsday in Chico, sharing wine in the back row with Donna, and chattin' it up with my folks in the row in front of us." Friendship Type: Good Friend I vouched for AMYPRIS 11
Dan Nazarian 33, Male San Francisco, California United States Friends since March 2008 "Mutual friends, mutual parties." Friendship Type: Close Friend I vouched for AMYPRIS 52
Julia Mumme 33, Female San Francisco, California United States Friends since June 2008 "Tiger House - Wherever else?" Friendship Type: Friend
Hikecrazy 99, Male San Francisco, California United States Friends since June 2008 "Met Amy at a CS dinner in the Excelsior and we have hung out a LOT since!" Friendship Type: Good Friend I vouched for AMYPRIS
SOLSTICEBABY 109, Female Chico, California United States Friends since June 2007 "Met at Donna's, an' Bloomsday an' random merriment afterwards - Amy is a real gift for me." Friendship Type: Close Friend I vouched for AMYPRIS 335
Miss. Moneypenny 40, Female Phoenix, Arizona United States Friends since May 2007 "Greeters Group, Phoenix Fun, Chico Weekend Madness, Countless Phone calls and constant IM chatter...." Friendship Type: Good Friend I vouched for AMYPRIS 23
Brian 39, Several people San Jose, California United States Friends since February 2009 "Met Mzzz Amy at the CS Underground in SF and had a lovely time and continue through working together for CS, Skype and emails to become friends! Surfed with her, explored the city with her, and had lots of laughs with her!" Friendship Type: Close Friend I vouched for AMYPRIS 14
Lucie Voelcker 34, Female Wahiawa, Hawaii United States Friends since March 2008 "She flew into my life, its a pleasure" Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Angie Bolivar 34, Female Vero Beach, Florida United States Friends since September 2009 "met at burning man, then shared almost 2 weeks together" Friendship Type: Close Friend 104
I am the person who talks to you in the check-out line in the grocery store and who tucks the tag into your shirt when it's sticking out. I also cross the street in order to walk in sunshine.
How I Participate in CS
I do stuff. Mainly I deal with verification and verification CUQs.
CouchSurfing Experience
Some good, some bad - like everything else in life.
Interests
I have many & let's leave it at that.
Philosophy
1.) Always say hello to children and dogs & cats.
2.) Take time to stop and smell the flowers...and this flower and that flower...! :)
Wigfield - The Can-Do Town That Just Might Not, I Like You: Entertaining Under the Influence, The Handmaid's Tale, Sophie's World, Jitterbug Perfume, Skinny Legs and All (yes, I am a major Tom Robbins fan...), The Lovely Bones, Miss Smila's Feeling for Snow, My Year of Meats.
FAVORITE MOVIES:
A Room with a View, The Green Mile, Amelie, Train de Vie, Der Stellvertreter (Amen.),How to make an American Quilt, Old School & Corky Romano (makes me laugh).
FAVORITE MUSIC:
Psy trance! - Vibrasphere, Lish, Ace Ventura, Son Kite,and Tetrameth to name a few favs...
Imogen Heap, Coco Love Alcorn, Christine Zufferey, Tamara Nile, Beth Orton, Goldfrapp, Brenda Fassie, Kinnie Starr, Sarah McLachlan, Tegan & Sara, Erykah Badu, Fiona Apple, Moloko, Alanis Morissette, The Police, Lucky Dube, Brian Ferry, Steel Pulse, Stevie Nicks, Gipsy Kings, Glenn Miller and my own personal opera singers, Annette Betanski, Clarissa Dunn & Karen Steller!!!
GUILTY PLEASURES:
Love me some Pippi Longstocking, Bubble baths, The Sound of Music, swimming laps in a lane all by myself, Sixteen Candles, Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club, and scarves. OH OK....if you must know - Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough Ice Cream!"
Types of People I enjoy
Nice ones.
Teach, Learn, Share
I enjoy learning about xeriscape gardening (low water-use gardening) and composting. If you are interested, I can give you all sorts of advice on how to knock your garden into shape!
I have a small (okay, huge) succulent and cactus fetish - I covet unusual sorts of succulents and am continuously collecting (late at night, under the cover of darkness) for my garden!
I love experimenting! I created my first Kombucha SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast) about 2 years ago. For a while, it was a science experiment gone wild and I was selling kombucha at Underground Markets around the Bay Area. I have also branched out in my fermentation experiments and make my own yogurt, kefir & sauerkraut. Next up is vermiculture - in my flat!!! Woo hoo - very exciting!
One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done
Having a low flying fighter jet cruise over me in BFE So. Colorado was a rather thunderous & ground shaking experience.
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From GLOWINGWENDY Fair Oaks, United States May 26, 2011
Positive
Amy is an amazing person and a wonderful host. She showed me San Fran like I've never seen it before. We went swimming in the bay, I rode a bike all over town in heels and a dress and then to top it all off she introduced me to Burning Man! Hugs. Thank you so much. Can't wait to hang out some more :-)
From Dmytro Aponte San Francisco, United States Feb 10, 2011
Positive
Amy has super energy, and great stories. I love how her eyes and smile light up with the right kind of mischievous right before she's about to share one of those stories!
I had the pleasure of being hosted by Amy and her wonderful cats! Although she was very busy with her study, she brought me to a nice picnic in Dolores park and also showed me nice streets in San Francisco, those that nobody can found in any travel guide! Also we had really nice conversation and for me also very very interesting!
I hope to see you again and you have to come once in Italy!!
Amy's an awesome individual, full of life experience and so much fun to be around. Anyone hosting her or being hosted by her will surely have a memorable experience. Nothing like those early AM farmers markets hawkin' bread!
From Caitanya Min Baltimore, United States May 9, 2010
Positive
kombucha luuuuv
From Iski Wordsworth San Francisco, United States Mar 31, 2010
Positive
Amy's super nice. I serendipitously sat next to her in CCSF's DELICIOUS cafeteria. Just barely accidentally met eachother finally after corresponding/talkin on the forums for years! We talked and talked. I like her. :)
Amy contacted me a few weeks before I visited San Francisco. We knew each other profiles from some CS groups. After having various chats on skype for weeks we met up a few times in San Francisco. Amy is a good person i trust and she gave me a great time hanging out in San Francisco. Im very sure we will keep in touch on skype and I cant wait to meet her the next time, hopefully in Berlin this time.
I spent an evening in SF with Amy and CS friends and enjoyed her company very much. Whether just fun or a more intellectual talk - whichever you choose - Amy will go for it in a cheerful mode.
I am glad that I met her.
Amy was our first couchsurfing host and I guess we couldn't have been more lucky!
She explored San Francisco with us and showed us her favourite restaurant in China Town. While walking thruogh the city she told us a lot about San Francisco ~ very valuable!
She was very open and friendly and we had very nice chats with her. The story of her life is very interesting and she has a lot of experiences she is willing to share. It was also nice that she spoke German like a native!
We are still taken with her combucha which was delicious... At the moment we are trying to find someone willing to share the combucha mushroom with us.
It was a pleasure to surf Amy's couch and to get to know her and her cats!
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