CURRENT MISSION

Give whole-heartedly to the community I've chosen to give it a go with.

ABOUT ME

i've had my heart broken and i've broken some hearts.

what i've learned, love yourself, 'cause that's where it starts.

PHILOSOPHY

everything is perfect, but we could also do things differently

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I continue to practice couch surfing like a pro even when I am just making little adventures to the neighboring islands and to visit friends around the Salish Sea on the mainland. I like to contribute something like cooking and cleaning, or overhauling the compost system. The way I like to connect is through the heart, so for those yearning for that kind of nourishment, it ends up being a really sweet exchange. I am a song leader and love to teach songs to my friends and learn theirs. I can put on a song circle at your house! You can sit in the middle and just listen if you want!

When I host I want to give guests the experience of kindness, generosity of spirit, and a taste of the soul of the place I live in.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

meeting folks in europe to stay with often occurred without effort, but sometimes i used this web resource to meet people. in granada, spain, i stayed for a week at a squat with two latvian guys and then with a gal from the US another week. both parties i met in plaza nueva, near where i camped the first night on the hill up to alhambra. i've been so fortunate.

all around the U.S on the HOOP TOUR i stayed with members of my tribe who i'd not yet met in this lifetime. it was great to reunite and share a bit. i even fell in love deeply once. AMAZING!

Interests

preparing food and sharing it, hitch hiking, putting things where they are most appreciated, nourishing that which nourishes me, singing circles, hooping, foraging, dancing, intelligent design, appropriate technology, loving exchanges with strangers, naked yoga in the sun!

I've been carving wooden spoons for several years now.

• singing
• design
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• partying
• technology
• socializing
• origami
• guitar
• hiking
• backpacking
• animation

Music, Movies, and Books

music of:
-lavender diamond
-barbara mcafee
--dosh, anticon, digable planets
-thanksgiving, the microhones, karl blau
-autechre, aphex twin and the like
FLYING LOTUS!
world folk music
live music
my day
sacred song circles

ghibli films
adventure stories

Books:
Tending the Wild
Westerns
Tom Robbins
SciFi

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i carried a bicycle and full backpack accross a part of pantalica canyon! quite tiring and invigorating. in ancona, italy, i saw impressive storms roll in off the adriatic sea.
goat births!
hearts opening like suns in a song circle of fifty individuals in minneapolis. sharing my song was powerful.

Hitch-biked around the country in fifteen months.

Teach, Learn, Share

bicycle maintenance, food preservation/fermentation, origami crane, yoga, animation, a few songs on guitar, friendship bracelets, composting, sourdough bread, carving wooden spoons, circle songs, sewing...

i'd like to learn more primitive skills. i know now how to make fire, weave baskets, make cordage, buckskin, bark tan, and do some cooking using primitive methods... but i need more practice!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, cleaning, stories, songs, listening, yoga, massage, vision about community... I usually have some really good food on me to share with anyone I am with.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Germany, Italy

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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