CURRENT MISSION

Restore & Restory our relationship to earth and eachother. See www.chihiro.nl

ABOUT ME

I like asking a lot of questions. Who are you?

Me? Pushing envelope for peace. Both inner and outer & political. On a me-day I read. On an ordinary day I organize for climate justice & powershifting. For a night of fun I enjoy spoken word poetry nights, cooking for friends or cinema (especially festivals). One thing I don't like: business as usual and mustard. One thing I love-love-love: my husband, my moms lasagna and trees. One thing I still want to do in this lifetime: do a half-marathon and see my feature indigenous futurist screenplay on the big screen in festivals across turtle island.

PHILOSOPHY

We're all here to be indestructably happy!

We´re all here to contribute to the health and happiness of our landbase and waterbase - that what gives us life!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Been with couchsurfing for many years. Sometimes very active sometimes ´sleeping member´... sometimes only hosting... sometimes only couchhopping.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Up until 2014 I mainly hosted people

But in 2014 I did a 6 month travel (semi-spending-moneyless) through Cuba, Mexico, US (LA) and Canada (toronto) - back to Europe: Paris and then visiting a friend in Ghent (belgium) before taking the bus back to Amsterdam - in total I was offered 31 places to rest my head and I was overwhelmed by the new friendships & amazing hospitality! Especially in Mexico... but kind of everywhere I went.

Interests

Live music, writing, safeguarding ecological global needs, Nichirens buddhism, meeting new people, learning new languages... que mas? Wining and dining with friendly people

• writing
• singing
• dining
• music
• live music
• buddhist
• communications
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Ghibli studios films, Richard linklater, Alan Ball, John Cameron Mitchel, Johan Söderberg (documentary editor), Ehm...
Eduardo Galeano, Winona LaDuke, Sandy Grande, Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, Lee Maracle, Bonita Lawrence, Derrick Jensen, Naomi Klein, Vandana Shiva, Writings of Nichiren Daishonin... Milan Kundera, Morcheeba, Jain, Calle 13, XX, Beck, Charlie Winston, India Arie, Kimya Dawson, Fink, Eels and lots of unknown musicians.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bouncebankability! I am amazed by resilience and impressed by courage!

On a more practical level I find being on stage is the greatest joy in my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can sing you a song

What I Can Share with Hosts

A passion for life & peace-fiction

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Portugal, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands