CURRENT MISSION

Climbing throughout the U.S. with my boyfriend Will. We've been travelling for about a year and looking forward to possibly another before setting down roots again.

ABOUT ME
Taking some time off to travel, climb, live outdoors, and learn new things.

PHILOSOPHY

"I'm not spiritual I just practice being a good person."
-Elephant Journal
"Live, travel, adventure, bless and don't be sorry." -Jack Kerouac
Something I cant get enough of in my life... "a completely open, cracked-wide, spill-my-guts, all-I-want-to-do-is-hug-every-stranger-I-see kind of open heart."
-EJ
"If growing up means it would be beneath my dignity to climb a tree, I'll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up! Not me!
-James M Barrie, Peter Pan
"There is no land discovered,
that can't be found anew.
So travel on intrepid,
Into the hazy blue.
And as you seek your lifelong quest.
There'll still be countless peaks to climb,
before your final rest."
-Explorer 1998

"In the depths of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invinsible summer."
-Albert Camus
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am
I'm not aware of too many things
I know what I know, if you know what I mean
Philosophy is the talk on a cereal box
Religion is the smile on a dog
I'm not aware of too many things
I know what I know, if you know what I mean, d-doo yeah

Choke me in the shallow waters
Before I get too deep

What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what?
What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or

Oh, I'm not aware of too many things
I know what I know, if you know what I mean
Philosophy is a walk on the slippery rocks
Religion is a light in the fog
I'm not aware of too many things
I know what I know, if you know what I mean, d-doo yeah

Choke me in the shallow water
Before I get too deep

What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what?
What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what?

What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what?
What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what you are and

What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what?

Don't let me get too deep
Don't let me get too deep
Don't let me get too deep
Don't let me get too deep

Choke me in the shallow water
Before I get too deep
Choke me in the shallow water
Before I get too deep

Choke me in the shallow water
Before I get too deep
Choke me in the shallow water
Before I get too deep

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I may have a place for the next couple months for other couch surfers, but after that I'll be traveling and in need of a spot on a couch.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

New to the experience. I cant wait to see where it takes me and who I'll meet. I'm heading to Indonesia in September thru january! :-D

Interests

"Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting
So...
Get on your way!" -Dr. Suess
Acrobatics, Acroyoga, yoga, running, cycling, backpacking, mountaineering, rock climbing, swimming, surfing, diving, long boarding, snowboarding, skiing, rugby, and just about any team sport of activity in general.
I love making art, reading, music, food, cooking, gardening, studying, learning about the environment, people, the world, permaculture, sustainability.
I'm open to new experiences, new things, new people in general :-D.

• dogs
• arts
• environment
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• running
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• backpacking
• mountaineering
• surfing
• scuba diving
• skiing
• snowboarding
• sports
• boxing
• rock climbing
• rugby
• swimming
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

I love movies, music and books... So much to find in any of this media as inspiration for living a better life, loving more fully and knowing this world better.

Up "Adventure is out there!"

Tom Petty "Wildflowers"
Magnetic Zeros "Papa was a rodeo"
One of my favorite songs:
Ben Howard "Old Pine"

Hot sand on toes, cold sand in sleeping bags,
I've come to know that memories
Were the best things you ever had
The summer shone beat down on bony backs
So far from home where the ocean stood
Down dust and pine cone tracks

We slept like dogs down by the fire side
Awoke to the fog where all around us
The bloom of summertime

We stood
Steady as the stars in the woods
So happy-hearted
And the warmth rang true inside these bones
As the old pine fell we sang
Just to bless the morning.

Hot sand on toes, cold sand in sleeping bags,
I've come to know the friends around you
Are all you'll always have
Smoke in my lungs, the echoed stone
Careless and young, free as the birds that fly
With weightless souls now.

We stood
Steady as the stars in the woods
So happy-hearted
And the warmth rang true inside these bones
We stood
Steady as the stars in the woods
So happy-hearted
And the warmth rang true inside these bones
As the old pine fell we sang
Just to bless the morning.

We grow, grow, steady as the morning
We grow, grow, older still
We grow, grow, happy as a new dawn
We grow, grow, older still
We grow, grow, steady as the flowers
We grow, grow, older still
We grow, grow, happy as a new dawn
We grow, grow, older still

I love books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Last summer I summited Mt. Shasta with some friends and it truly was one of the most beautifully challenging cognitive and physically rewarding things I have done.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to share any of my skills and thoughts with people so as to continue to learn and teach and continue the sharing process of passing of knowledge.
"Each one of us has the power to make the change. We are all connected to the whole and the earth is a reflection of humanity. We are a reflection of the earth. No more waiting around for someone or something else to solve the problem, the solution is in every one of us.
-Elephant Journal