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Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese, French
  • 39, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • Hula-Hoop Fitness Instructor, writer, & stylist.
  • College and Life
  • From Berkeley California
  • Profile 80% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Hoop around the world!

ABOUT ME

"Each Day is a Journey and the Journey itself Home" - Matsuo Basho.

I love to hoop, travel, share stories, and meet new people.

PHILOSOPHY

Be the change I wish to see in the world.
Include everyone in the sacred circle of the hoop.
Enjoy every moment of every day.
Laugh often and have an open heart.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

To share my world and get to know yours.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couchsurfed and had couchsurfers before I even knew there was a term or a website for it!
Now I look forward to many more new adventures with the aid of couchsurfing.
This is something we should all be doing!

Interests

Meeting new people & discovering new places.
Hooping, travel, writing, reading, films, cafe life, tango dancing, theater, live music, spirituality.

  • writing
  • theater
  • dancing
  • tango
  • fitness
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • live music

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Eat Pray Love, Tales of a Female Nomad, An Unexpected Light, Looking For China, The Lady and the Panda, Chronicles of Narnia, The Bible....
Authors: Anchee Min, William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Louise Erdrich, John Steinback, Michael Ondaatje, Vladmir Nabokov, Pico Iyer, Madeline L'Engle, T.S Eliot, Bei Dao, Mary Oliver, Pablo Neruda, E.Annie Proulx, William Shakespeare, Anthony Bourdain, Nuala O'Faolain, Amy Tan,
Music: Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, Modest Mouse, Beta Band, Yo La Tengo, Depeche Mode, Sigur Ros, The Waterboys, Cat Stevens, Queen Latifah, Grateful Dead, David Bowie, ....
Movies: Planes Trains and Automobiles, The Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Twin Peaks....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hooping at the Acropolis and the Eiffel Tower.
Experiencing Easter Service on Hydra Island Greece.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can offer hoop fitness instruction
I love to learn about other cultures.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States

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