Current Mission:
I am on a mission to learn and share as much as I can with as many sources, people, places as possible. I am also on a mission to sample delicious fruit from ALL OVER the planet - whilst serenading... everyone with my crazy gypsy musical sagas.
I am, how do you say... Nomadic. For a long time I hopped back n forth between Athens and my parents' non-changing-every-few-months address. Now I have added - The Rest of the Planet. So you may have to track me down to surf - or I'll probably find you :D
I wont be back in Florida for a lil while tho, so you're seriously gonna have to track me down if you want to surf my sleeping bag.
Proposed Schedule for 2011-2012:
Now to August 2011: Chiang Mai, Thailand
August 2011: Maybe New York and surrounding areas
September 2011: Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Oct-Nov 2011: maybe Jamaica, Spain, Japan, or other yet to be suggested place
December 2011: Cincinnati, Ohio and Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Jan-Feb/Mar 2012: Rio Chirripo, Costa Rica
March-August 2012: Salvador de Bahia, Brazil
August 2012: probably New York again
September 2012: Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Oct-Dec 2012: unclear/job hunting
Jan-Feb/Mar 2013: Rio Chirripo, Costa Rica
Naturally, this is all assuming that the world doesnt end.
Tiffany Bowden 29, Female Athens, Ohio United States Friends since August 1998 "Highschool, College and travel buddies" Friendship Type: Close Friend 30+57
Melanie Kemerling 27, Female West Lafayette, Indiana United States Friends since August 1996 "High School" Friendship Type: Close Friend
Rhys Harries 26, Male Bethesda, Gwynedd Wales Friends since July 2011 "Met in Chiang Mai In a Muai Thai academy " Friendship Type: Best Friend 30+30+
Katharine Yarbrough 26, Female Lake Worth, Florida United States Friends since September 2006 "Chorus, red wine, gypsies...and nudist colonies.." Friendship Type: Best Friend 4
Joshua Miller 26, Male Cincinnati, Ohio United States Friends since August 1999 "Went to high school together" Friendship Type: Good Friend
Dave Adams 27, Male Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany Friends since May 2009 "We work together at Delta!" Friendship Type: Best Friend I vouched for DANDANN 330+
ORGANOFSIGHT 19, Female Paris, Ile-de-France France Friends since July 2010 "Camp-Surf Michigan (the experiment) " Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Nathan Andren 89, Male Detroit, Michigan United States Friends since December 2008 "I met Danielle at The Great Unclaimed Baggage Road Trip of '08" Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend I vouched for DANDANN 3
Christopher Dodson 26, Male Columbus, Ohio United States Friends since October 2005 "We've known each other for 4 years and met in Athens! She introduced to me the most amazing yerba mate evver! " Friendship Type: Close Friend 3
Christopher Line 28, Male Allen Park, Michigan United States Friends since June 2010 "met through the dtw.. airports" Friendship Type: Good Friend 1
My parents are Jamaican, I was born an American, I was raised with Caucasians, I look like an African-American.
so...
I think I'm hispanic....
My goal is to find a place to plant my Homeground - the base that I return to after my travels. I kind of want it to be like Jamaica, but in Spanish - with access to some portal of universal learning and international activity.
For example, I used to live in this BEAUtiful small town, hippie style. Its one big family and everyone is chill. Money isnt exactly necessary, and we all look out for each other. Within the small town is a BIG university where about 20,000 students come for about 10 months of the year from ALL OVER THE PLANET. We have sister schools in Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, etc. They bring the learning and the culture within grasp in the middle of this tiny, remote, biking and hiking hippy town. I LOVED it!
ONLY problem --> its cold in the winter, and the common language is English.
Give me Athens, Ohio with a Playa and I'll never complain.
I am an 80/10/10 raw foodist. Mangos, papayas, watermelon, canistel, BANANAS!!! Oh bananas galore! It just makes me feel so... so... Delicious!!! Dont worry about feeding me as I generally eat small forests at each meal. Just point me to your nearest fruit & veggie stand and I'll clear em out.
How I Participate in CS
I pretty much tell every cool person I meet about Couchsurfing. I've inducted friends, my brother, some co-workers, working on my parents. I travel, a LOT and meet surfers around the world on my way, AND whenever I hear about promo jobs or airline positions I pass on the info to surfers who live nearby.
EDIT 2010
I dont know why I'm surprised anymore...
FACT OF (my) LIFE:
You PROBABLY met or are meeting me through some haphazard last minute post/request or I just showed up somewhere. I am admitting it - HERE - I AM ADMITTING IT! 80% (aka 99%) of the things I do are last minute. If I find out that there's a super cool shop in your town or something, you'll probably get an email from me that tonight asking if we can hang out tomorrow. It's a fact. Or you'll meet me at a potluck in Zimbabwe or something - note that I probably found out about the potluck the night before and CS requested someone, or slept in the airport cause my 'last minute surfing' is TOO last minute for most normal people.
On the other hand, I've had several super cool people drop me a line saying that they were already IN town - some of the coolest people I've hosted - maybe because we have so much in common....
SOMEtimes I plen things
- see there, I cant even spell it right... p-l-a-n. maybe if i start using it in sentences i'll figure out how to do it.
I suppose dont really mind - it keeps my life interesting... and SUPER kudos to you if you dont mind either! HOPEfully I'll have a real excuse soon (applying to be a flight attendant). Maybe I'll come visit you...
Kat Yarbrough ~ Lake Worth, FL ~ surfed her ‘couch’ so many times she’s officially blood
ACME Co-op ~ Athens, OH ~ to January 2009
Nick Shaver and Liz Hood ~ Cincinnati, OH ~ March to August 2009
Josh Miller ma BRE ~ Newport, KY ~ August 2009
I heart Capoeira, Attachment Parenting, sudoku, backpacking, singing, fruit, traveling, getting overly excited about things, playing with Doug Graham, new cultures, wiping out produce stands, getting completely wasted in the Holy Spirit, doing handstands, photography, caimito, watching my brother's films, sudoku, Grant hugs, cuddling, talking about ANYTHING with my dad, large families, daikon radish, ROAD TRIPS, Farm Fresh Delivery and the like, mamey, nude beaching, making food with Mike, being in my brother's films, last minute travels, FSI language courses, fruit hunting, singing, canistel, playing monopoly over the phone for 3 months, Kendalltime, jackfruit, RVs, 811 raw foodism, finding fun things to do for free, digging, ecstatic worship, painting, muay thai, durian, AthensOhio, adoption, Theater, 80/10/10, kakuro, hippies pretending to be Haute Catoure and elegant (only on the occasion - it's a tiring game), babies, thrift shopping, mangoes, LiveMocha.com, sudoku...
Oh and writing music :D
My mission for this year is to cut my debut album and finish my website - DanDann.com I got into a local project thingi back in 2008... that was fun... I'd like to do more of the same.
Philosophy
Let love be your only debt! If you love others, you have done all that the Law demands. - Romans 13.8
Papa gave each of us unique gifts and purposes. If I'm not using and pursuing them, I'm really not living at all.
NObody knows me better than the One who made me, and He's unchanging. It does me no good to define myself by pop culture, funded by greedy advertisers and drug companies. I am who I AM says I am. And YOU are perfect because Papa made you that way.
Movies: -just about anything- La Belle Verte, Birth as We Know It, The Joneses, Across the Universe, Whip It (cause Poo made it), Earthlings, Fido, most things by Almodovar, Finding Neverland, Bella, Children of Men, The Darjeeling Limited, *The Fall*, Chicago, Big Fish, Amelie, The Royal Tenenbaums, Chocolate (the Thai one), I Heart Huckabees, Edward Scissorhands, My family and other animals, L'auberge Espagnole (Casa de Locos), Snatch, City of Lost Children, Amelie, Delicatessen, Girl on the Bridge, El Labrinto del Fauno, Little Miss Sunshine, The Jungle Book, What the Deaf Man Heard, Thirteen, ***La Belle Verte***, Evita, Dirty Rotten Schoundrels, Opening the Door West (cause Poo's in it), Chocolate Wars, Read My Lips, Say Anything, Dead Poets Society, The Road Virus Heads North (cause Poo made it), The Incredibles, *Josie and the Pussycats*, Frathouse Massacre (cause Poo's in it and made it), Girlfight, Two Brothers, **Forks Over Knives** -any and everything by Darell Day
Music: Misty Edwards, Cocorosie, Anja Garbarek, Natalie Cole, Sad Kermit, Gabby LaLa, Mirah, Miles Davis, Thievery Corporation, Norah Jones, Audrey Assad, *MACACO*, Jeremy Riddle, *India.Arie*, Portishead, Bob Schneider, *Ella Fitzgerald*, Les Luthiers, Brian & Jenn Johnson, DanDann (she's pretty cool), **Takenobu**, Postal Service, Lamb of God (bet you didnt expect that between PS and Bjork...), Bjork, Outkast, The Phantods, Nichole Nordeman, Frank Sinatra, Julie Meyer, Lamb, Llorca, The Beetles, the Muppets, The Carpenters, Chris Tomlin, Showtunes, Lauryn Hill (unplugged n all), Opera Babes, Mute Math, **David Crowder**, Gotan Project, Cafe Tacuba, Balkan Beat Box (.com),
Books: Bridge to Terebithia, *****The Continuum Concept*****, Raw in Ten Minutes, Lifestyle Evangelism by Joseph C. Alrich, Fast Food Nation, **Attachment Parenting by Katie Allison Granju**, ***If Caterpillars Can Fly So Can I by Alvin Day***, **Learning All the Time by John Holt**, **The Ecstasy of Loving God by John Crowder**, The Vital Touch, **Touching: the Human Significance of the Skin by Ashley Montagu**, Blue Like Jazz, Touch by Tiffany Fields, Christian Unschooling, Infant Massage, SELAH, The Healing Gifts of the Spirit, 80/10/10 by Dr. Graham, The Complete Tightwad Gazette, **The Shack**, The Ultimate Treasure Hunt by Kevin Dedmon, **Mothering Magazine**, The Happy Intercessor by Beni Johnson, The Compleat Mother -any and everything by John Holt, Dr. Douglas Graham, Ashly Montagu, Dr. Sears and Alvin Day
Types of People I enjoy
Attachment parents, CHRISTIAN HIPPIES!!, Capoeiristas, tall playful AsianCarribeanHispanic guys with long locks, people named Baby, The ADVENTUROUS, children, travel addicts, rock climbers, 811ers, People who come from mix-race families, the spontaneous, traveling surfers (the type with big boards who run around the world chasing the tide), people named Roomie, CUDDLERS, large families, the spontaneous, RAW FOODISTS, polyglots, extremely laidback playful types, people named Poo, photographers, unschoolers, JAZZ MUSICIANS, Waterholics, people named Dr. Doug Graham, raw foodists, Teen moms, Spanish speakers, people who cant help but do handstands, people named Chris Kendall....
Able to teach:
I can teach you a little bit about Breastfeeding, Attachment Parenting, Unschooling, Raw Foods, Natural Hygiene, Ecstatic Worship - aka Everything that has to do with living more closely with this earth that God has entrusted to us; the way things were supposed to work. It's kindof my soap box.
I can also help you with Spanish or English and travel ideas - or any ideas really. I am an idea generator.
Current Fascinations:
80/10/10 raw veganism
history of miracles
languages
holistic birthing
photography
Additional things I'd like to learn:
muay thai
capoeira
japanese
how to make/manage money/time
Willing to share:
music
massages
platonic cuddles
Lots of delicious fruit
One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done
* One handed handstand in a one strap dress....
* Working with Dr. Doug Graham
* Joining in the artistic revelry that is mealtime with other 811rvs
* Wiping out mango stands in Costa Rica
* 5 person massage pile in the woods
Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org Project
I THINK IT'S THE GREATEST THING EVER!!!
and i wanna meet you
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Danielle is great...she has a lot a funny things to share and she's full of energy!!! great time together! hope you all the best dan and great fruit bites!
From Fredo Ruilova San Jose, Costa Rica Sep 21, 2011
Positive
I am glad Danielle stayed over with Chris , It was nice to share so much food with her , and even movies ! She is very smart , funny , and easy going ! do not miss the chance to meet her !
DanDann Is a total legend.
Having her come visit you will be an enriching experience, she's smart, funny and very pro-active, she'll know more places to go and people to talk to in your hometown than you in a mater of hours.
All and all, a very impressive lady. Say hi to her from me.
We played phone and meet up tag and missed each other this time, but I can tell she's a great person you should get to know if you can... till the next time.. One!
Dandan is so awesome, adventuresome n positively upbeat!! Enjoyed 10 or so days in san jose doign yoga, fruit eating, wall climbing and much more! Excited to enjoy more time!!! much love DanDan enjoy all!
From Eugene Ouattara Dublin, Ireland (Republic of) Nov 14, 2010
Positive
Danielle is really cool and easy going.. Likes meet people and have fun.. You are welcome to come back anytime !!
From Eva Mihm Dublin, Ireland (Republic of) Nov 12, 2010
Positive
Dandann is amazing! She came all the way to Dublin just for two days to take art at the open mic. She is a very good singer and plays the guitar very well. I had a great time with her, unfortunately I was quite busy and couldnt spent that much time with her. You definately should come back to Dublin!!! You are always wellcome to stay with us.
From Xavi Arnau Dublin, Ireland (Republic of) Nov 12, 2010
Positive
Danielle is fantastic! Great person, traveller, singer, photographer and the best chopping parnips in the world... :) She came to our place with a short notice but we were delighted to host her and assist to her Open Mic show. It was AWESOMEEEE!!! Amazing voice.... She stayed in Dublin just 2 days but she met many people. Friendly with eveybody. Take care and have fun wherever you are, but please let us know if someday you decide to come back to Ireland...
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