CURRENT MISSION

To connect. To see and experience how humans live all over the world.

ABOUT ME

Creating and expanding community through a nomadic lifestyle. Spontaneous silliness. I'm highly active and love adventures, and moving my body outside. Play and parkour. I frequently go on long bicycling trips and swim for miles in oceans, lakes and rivers. Lately I am into experiencing silence, being in forests and mountains, growing food and exploring alternative communities. Oh and I recently served for 2 years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia. I lived in a small rural village in a mud hut and worked with farmer's on soil conservation and planting trees.

PHILOSOPHY

Doing by Doing. Being by Being. Life-long Learning

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Serendipity. Navigating the drift. All my encounters with couchsurfing have been nothing short of wonderful and engaging!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Colorado , Connecticut, California ,New York, Spain, New Mexico, Arizona

Interests

Tibetan Buddhism, ancestral movement, Awareness and Relaxation, Bodywork, Permaculture, Hiking, Qi Gong, Open Water Swimming, Cold water plunging, Backgammon, Living in community, NVC, Co-counseling, playing in the snow, Gift Economies

• dogs
• dining
• cooking
• walking
• cycling
• hiking
• buddhist
• swimming
• volunteering
• lakes
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Don't watch movies often but I READ A LOT of books. Some of my favorite authors/thinkers include Charles Eisenstein! Karen Armstrong, Lewis Hyde, James P. Carse, Huston Smith, Roald Dahl, Diane Ackerman, Simon Winchester, Michael Pollan, Wallace Stegner, Malcolm Lowry, Gertrude Stein, Murakami, James Joyce, Daniel Levitin, Krishnamurti, Longchempa, Pena chodron. I enjoy book recommending, exchanging and discussing.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cycling the Olympic Peninsula
Lived in a village in Zambia

Teach, Learn, Share

I can prepare a delicious meal, repair bikes, teach swim lessons, help develop body awareness practices, lead human movement exercises (MOVNat) demonstrate how to sprout and ferment food. I love learning new things everyday!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversation, active listening, food and cooking, tidying your home, walking the dog

Countries I’ve Visited

Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, United States, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States, Zambia