I've been in Europe most of my adulthood, though I was raised in the U.S. I find each year, I don't belong anywhere - and also - that no one really does.

I love to cook, speak different languages, explore a culture from the local perspective.

MY MOTTO
I was born as a sun and as a sun I'll die.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've had nothing but amazingly, awesome experiences both surfing and hosting. Hosting I discovered some things about my town I never knew. Surfing, I felt right at home in San Francisco.

Interests

poetry, coffee, kittens, bike-riding, guitar-playing, small tinkling bells, dancing, swimming, taking advice from strangers.

• poetry
• singing
• performing arts
• dancing
• coffee
• clothing
• guitar
• cycling
• surfing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Cat's Cradle, Love in the Time of Cholera, Ani Difranco, the Decemberists, Slaughterhouse Five.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent the weekend in an extremely impoverished village in the Ecuadorian Amazon. I stayed in a one bedroom hut with a family of 5, who didn't even have a change of clothes. There I saw a pregnant woman harvest Yucca with a machete and two young boys trying to pull apart a rat from either side.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to perform acrobatic tricks with pizza dough. I also know the basic chords on the guitar.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food, drinks, stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, France, Netherlands, Spain, United States

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