CURRENT MISSION

Welcoming travelers and participating in community outreach wherever I am

ABOUT ME

I like to wander, learn, volunteer, and create. I make art often, cook, write, read, listen to live music, listen to silence, hike and I bike everywhere. I am a transplant from Brooklyn NY. I have also lived in Santa Cruz, California.

Change is the only
constant we know
it exposes our truths
and forces our growth

Where Everything Is Music

Don't worry about saving these songs!
And if one of our instruments breaks,
it doesn't matter.
We have fallen into the place
where everything is music.
The strumming and the flute notes
rise into the atmosphere,
and even if the whole world's harp
should burn up, there will still be
hidden instruments playing.

Stop the words now.
Open the window in the center of your chest,
and let the spirits fly in and out.

-Rumi

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted a number of times now in Portland and look forward to hosting many more people. It is pretty awesome to be able to give in this way.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted many times and surfed a few times- each experience was interesting and unique. I enjoy catching a glimpse of how different people experience the world.

Interests

reaching out my fingers like thirsty roots to the world

Learning about anything and everything, working with children, building things, activism, meditation, art, independent radio, biking, nature, language, science, the universe, urban foraging, Food Not Bombs, Democracy Now!, history, philosophy, architecture, DIY projects, zines, living more simply, building a global community

• arts
• performing arts
• diy
• cooking
• baking
• meditation
• gardening
• painting
• drawing
• music
• live music
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• history
• science
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Brave New World, lots of flash fiction and zines, everything by Etgar Keret, What is the What, Outlander, And Yet They Were Happy, City of Saints and Madmen, A Tale of Two Cities, Sophie's World, Calvin and Hobbes
Music right now:
Little Dragon, Louis Armstrong, Explosions in the Sky, Psapp, Air, The Decembrists, Ratatat, The Kinks, LCD Soundsystem, Metric, Minus The Bear, Beach House, Daft Punk, Apollo Sunshine, P.S. Eliot
Movies:
Mrs Henderson Presents, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Win Win, Stand by Me, North by Northwest, Stranger than Fiction, Away We Go, Run Lola Run, Harold and Maude
Also lots of documentaries

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've seen Monet's garden in full bloom, I got to hear the Kronos Quartet perform the score from Reqiuem For A Dream live in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY, I've seen indescribably beautiful vistas backpacking the Sierra Nevadas, I've seen Alex Grey do a live painting at his former studio in Manhattan. While I am grateful for these gorgeous moments, I have much more exploring to do around the globe.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a sponge. I love to learn about anything a person is passionate about.

I also enjoy baking, fixing things, carpentry, editing papers, weeding and drawing so if those skills are needed I'm happy to contribute.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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