CURRENT MISSION

To choose joy

ABOUT ME

I am:

a veritable optimist
an old soul
a tea drinker
A Teacher
A bit disorganized
A sweet-tooth
Right-Brained
Open minded

PHILOSOPHY

"We hate nothing that exists, not even death,
suffering and dying does not horrify our souls,
as long as we learn more deeply to love."

- Hermann Hesse

"This is what you shall do: love the earth and sun, and animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence towards the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown, or to any man or number of men; go freely with the powerful uneducated persons, and with the young, and mothers of families... re-examine all you have been told at school or church, or in any books, and dismiss whatever insults your soul."

-Walt Whitman

"Thou shalt love life more than the meaning of life."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am a verified member, interested in experiencing real culture in the places I visit, and sharing my home if the opportunity arises.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosts:

Jan 2011---Ravenna, Italy---Sebastiano Orofino
Feb 2011---Napoli, Italy-----Giuseppe Aceto
Feb 2011---Ravenna, Italy---Sebastiano Orofino : )
Apr 2011---Barcelona, Spain--Carlos Saltos

Guests:

None yet!

Interests

Communities
Simple Living
Food (sharing, eating, cooking, baking, preserving)
Book Arts
Nature
Running
Gardens
Tiny Things
Good conversation

• animals
• arts
• culture
• books
• tango
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• running
• clubbing
• gardening
• teaching
• sign language

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:

Richard Brautigan
John Steinbeck
Beatrix Potter
Charles Frazier
Kobayashi Issa

Music:

Live Bluegrass
Neil Young
Gillian Welch
Ray Lamontagne
Bright Eyes
The National
Modest Mouse
Future Islands

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent two months editioning a tiny book with the help of twelve strangers who became wonderful friends.

Danced Tango for the first time at Pipa Club in Barcelona, Spain

Hiked the Seven Sisters in Eastbourne, England

Teach, Learn, Share

I will happily teach you how to
say the longest word in the English language:

"pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis"

I would love to help:

in the kitchen
in the garden, fields or yard
with your animals

I would really like to learn:
Spanish
Sign Language
Italian
mechanics and home-repair
philosophy
your life stories
your culture, city, and favorite places

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Italy, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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