CURRENT MISSION

living in and discovering Berlin, meeting people

ABOUT ME

Things I like:
macaroni and cheese
honesty
inspiration
efficient public transportation
music (playing and listening)
eddie izzard
friends
bicycles
Queen and Radiohead
gelato
swimming
crafting
coffeeeeeeeeee

Things I dislike:
flakiness
cold weather
mold
materialism
sugar overdoses

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have, at various points over the last 9 years, hosted, surfed, and attended CS meetings. Everyone I have met has been wonderful, and it is so great to have friends all over this planet of ours!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Talking, laughing, cooking dinner together, drinking wine, falling exhausted into bed, calling each other on Skype, exchanging stories and small gifts - that has been my CS experience. And it is lovely!

Interests

hmm let's see. I am interested in loving and learning, and doing what we can to change the system while still functioning within it to the extent necessary to survive. there are too many things wrong with this world and so much we can do to change it. So I like the idea of doing not-so-ordinary things, like guerrilla gardening, biking everywhere, rejecting materialism, being generous, making connections with one another. ooh and dreadlocks are cool.

• singing
• cooking
• chocolate
• wine
• cheese
• beer
• drinking
• gardening
• socializing
• knitting
• music
• cycling
• swimming
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

movie: the big lebowski
music: radiohead
book: les miserables

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I play in a band called The Charcoal Sunset here in Berlin, and have had so much fun playing shows and doing tours with them! They are like family to me.

Once I rode from the very northernmost point of New Zealand to the southernmost point on a bicycle. Took me 2 months.

I rode in a hot-air balloon over turkey. That was awesome.

Teach, Learn, Share

i knit
i sing
i can make a mean salad

What I Can Share with Hosts

I will cook for you and probably bring some beer or chocolate or something of that nature if you desire.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States