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Overview

  • 61 references 38 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese, Spanish
  • 42, Female
  • Member since 2005
  • Community Health
  • UC Berkeley - Anthropology & Art History
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

Foster Parent. Climber. Snowboarder. Skier. Blues/Fusion Dancer. Vegan since '98. General Do-Gooder.
Live simply. Treat all beings kindly. Listen to your heart. Save. Travel. Repeat.
'All the darkness in the world cannot put out the light of a single candle.'

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like to tell everyone about CS, plus I surf (38 times according to last count!) and host when I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had great experiences CSing my way across the US, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. I'd love to surf the world!

Interests

  • arts
  • street art
  • photography
  • cooking
  • vegan
  • meditation
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • camping
  • snowboarding
  • rock climbing
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Revolutionary Road, The Cove, 12 Monkeys, Shawshank Redemption, Peaceable Kingdom, Run Lola Run, Ever After, and an Aussie film 'Burning Man' (having nothing to do with Burners)

Music: anything that makes me move and/or cry, and definitely a cappella

Fav Film Festivals: Banff Mountain Film Festival, Lunafest, Bike Film Festival

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hay rolls--they are so simple and fascinating and beautiful
During my 8 months of volunteering with abandoned special needs babies and toddlers in China, watching a sincerely concerned 2-year old orphan reach out to touch and console his hysterically-crying fellow orphan
Also, climbing to the top of Volcan Puyehue in Chile, through the fog, clouds and snow

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH. Basic Mandarin, English, and ways to be a healthy and happy vegan, traveler, and/or vegan traveler

LEARN. Photography, bicycle maintenance and veggie culinary skills

SHARE. Cruelty-free bites around the world: http://www.happycow.net/
Free US camping: http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/map/finder.shtml

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share tips on the local rock climbing spots, vegan food scene and volunteer/service opportunities.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, China, Netherlands, United States

Old School Badges

  • 8 Vouches
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