CURRENT MISSION

mutual transformation of myself and the world

ABOUT ME

*** I'll be in Nice France until the 20t*****I live for life's absurdities. Since I was a little girl, I've always felt restless and full of wanderlust. Others describe me as laid back, funny, and intelligent. I generally abide by the philosophy of the late great Mae West: "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

I am from Southern California in the United States. I am currently studying painting in Florence, Italy for ten months (until July 25th 2012). Until then I'm kicking around Florence.

Missions in Life:
Find Europe's best tasting beers. I might need to break this down by types of beers.
Learn more about wine.
Have adventures.
Go to the South France.
Go to the Dali Museum in Figueres.

PHILOSOPHY

"No tears, no fears
No ruined years, no clocks." - The Doors (20th Century Fox).

Life is too short to wallow in sadness or curl up in terror. My personal philosophy is that you have to fly in the face of fear and do things you are afraid of. A little sadness in life is expected, but so is boundless joy! Sometimes one just has to bathe in the sunshine and feel the wind on their cheek.

When life gets you down, you have to bounce back!

When it comes to people, just know that I love people. I love people and I love to get to know people so I might start asking you a lot of questions because I'm generally pretty excited to learn all about you. I love to figure out what makes people tick. This may involve teasing you to see how you react. I mean it all in good fun.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new to CS, but I'd love to meet other people who have interesting stories and are down for adventure. I'd love to meet up for coffee or a drink and meet fellow travelers!

I'm definitely interested in organizing meet ups in Florence.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

At first I was pretty scared to use CS. But now I've met some really cool people through it. It's more than just finding a place to stay. It's a community. It's a home away from home. It's awesome. Some day I will actually surf on someone's couch.

Interests

dancing
art
writing
music
politics
drawing/painting
singing

• arts
• writing
• singing
• fashion
• dancing
• chocolate
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• drinking
• flying
• politics
• painting
• drawing
• music
• guitar
• rock climbing
• swimming
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Catch Me If You Can
Lord of The Rings
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Fight Club
Indiana Jones
On The Waterfront
Casablanca
Yes Man
Count of Monte Cristo
The Princess Bride
Thank You For Smoking

TV Shows:
Firefly
The Daily Show
Game of Thrones
True Blood
The Graham Norton Show
Futurama

Books:
Shakespeare, my favorite play is Othello.
Jane Eyre
Wuthering Heights
The Scarlet Letter
Things Fall Apart
Mists of Avalon
A Song of Ice and Fire Series
On the Razor's Edge
Brave New World
The Handmaid's Tale
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Fahrenheit 451
Harry Potter Series - Order of the Phoenix
Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu
Memoirs of a Geisha
Nietzsche - The Gay Science
Poetry by Ernest Hemmingway
I Sing the Body Electric - Walt Whitman
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Walden - Henry David Thoreau
Any and all books by Chuck Palahniuk
Any and all graphic novels by Alan Moore
Jack London
The Book Thief

Music:
Led Zeppelin
Muse
Phoenix
2pac
Arcade Fire
The Doors
The Rolling Stones
The Donnas
Joan Jett
Green Day

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming under the waterfalls at Twin Falls in Maui, Hawaii.

Dancing in Piazza Santa Croce with musicians.

Hearing monks chant in San Miniato al Monte.

Getting accepted into the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze.

Salon du Chocolat - a chocolate fashion show.

Getting caught in a thunderstorm in a public telephone booth in the streets of Paris.

Drinking a coffee in the Bastille.

Discussing the zombie apocalypse on the Metro in Paris.

Discussing the finer points of proper pronunciation of the English language with Canadians in hostels all over Europe. About/Aboot.

Drinking flaming shots and beers the size of my head with Russians, Chinese, and Californians at El Gatto Negro in Barcelona.

The rooftop of Casa Batlló at sunset in Barcelona.

Carnevale in Venezia.

Snow at 4 o' clock in the morning in Stazione Campo di Marte.

Cannollis every day for a week in Palermo.

Tulips in Dublin in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Temple Bar in Dublin for my 23rd birthday.

Frolicking under double rainbows through the green grass in Phoenix Park in Dublin with my best friend.

Queen's Day in Amsterdam.

Fireworks above Castel Sant D'Angelo in Rome.

Pizza in Napoli.

Climbing to the top of the Dome in St. Peter's.

Teach, Learn, Share

Writing - all types ranging from creative to business
Drawing / Painting / Printmaking
Playing Guitar
I can teach you English and how to talk like a surfer dude. (California accent)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States

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