CURRENT MISSION

Marriage. http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/twopowellsinapod/

ABOUT ME

*****PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU SEND ME A REQUEST TO SURF MY COUCH*****

Hi, Everyone! I got married on May 29, 2010 and am now Abby Powell. You can find us here: http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/twopowellsinapod/

I'm keeping this CS profile around so that
a.) I could vouch for my sweet husband, who is wonderful and trustworthy
b.)anyone can look at *my* references
c.) I could keep track of friends I already have
d.) anyone can get to my other page through this one

PHILOSOPHY

Love is a verb.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and Surfing! I love being able to open up my home to people passing through my city. Hopefully anyone who stays with me leaves refreshed and a little more beautiful because of it.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

1. Stayed with Luis and Marc in Düsseldorf
2. Stayed with Hagen in Kiel
3. Hosted Caitlin and Heather from Portland, OR
4. Hosted Amanda and Charles from Jackson, MS (both have since come back to surf my couch again)
5. Hosted Frank from Belgium
6. Hosted Liz from Eau Claire, WI
7. Hosted Peter and Thomas from Germany
8. Met Tina for milkshakes in St.Louis, MO
9. Hosted Charlie from Pittsburgh, now nomad
10. Hosted Anton from Holland
11. Hosted Linda from Germany
12. Hosted Alex and Jonathan from Israel
13. Stayed with Tom in Queens,NYC
14. Stayed with Lesia in Staten Island,NYC
15. Walked around NYC with Regina from Germany
16. Walked around NYC with Mauro from Argentina
17. Hosted Kira and Jens from Denmark
18. Hosted Brett from Kentucky
19. Hosted Heidi from Atlanta
20. Hosted Martin from Munich

Interests

Playing my horn, making music, the German language, HUGS, calligraphy, card making, teaching music to children, old churches, beautiful places, finding joy in small things, giving to others, playing in the rain, smiling until my face hurts, laughing, words,naps, curling up with a book

• books
• concerts
• dancing
• breakfast
• walking
• music
• surfing
• track and field
• calligraphy

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Good music. Music that makes you feel and breathe and think and laugh and cry and love and wonder and smile and dream.

Books: The Phantom Tollboth, The Little Prince, mostly children's literature...it has so much to say without using so many words.

Movies: Foreign films and most anything that isn't stupid and has something poignant to say.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

ONE amazing thing? Are you serious? My life is amazing!
*Playing a horn solo in a cathedral in Paris that was finished before Notre Dame was begun.
*Walking the city wall in Rothenburg, Germany
*Playing an orchestra concert for homeless people in downtown Memphis
*Eating breakfast on the St.Louis Arch steps
*Going inside an organ at the St.Louis City Museum
*Seeing Mahler 2 live
*Making a difference in the life of a child
*Standing in the Koenigssee and knowing that I shared that with three generations.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you most anything you want to know about the horn, and I can tell you a lot about music in general. I also know how to do calligraphy.

I very much want to learn how to dance.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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