I manage Hybrasil House, a "restorytelling campus" in Austin, Texas ... we combine community-centered performance art, Earthing walks, and other festive means of restoring our spirit by re-telling our tales. :)

I used to be such a lil travel bug, then cooled my heals for about a decade to build this magical space -- but I'm finally in the phase where I can be away from it again, and trust it to run smoothly without me!

Now I'm gearing up to travel seasonally (performing in less humid climates each summer) and sometimes randomly for work (producing other storytelling projects / live events).

I love to meet other ecophiles, explore forests/lakes/mountains/cities, jam/sing/dance, cook in groups, learn new words, exchange snail mail, and scribble in notebooks.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfing has brought me true soulmates and allowed me adventures I otherwise couldn't afford. More importantly, it's shown me such wild generosity in action and in doing so, stoked my own desire to give just for the joy of it. Thank you, CS!

Interests

Performance Art, hand crafts, permaculture, literature / linguistics, music (I love it live in intimate venues and/or where dancing is the norm), writing (I write all day), cooking (trying to rediscover this), shutting up and listening to the bugs talk.

• writing
• literature
• documentaries
• dancing
• cooking
• permaculture
• revolution

Music, Movies, and Books

Writers/thinkers: Alan Watts, John Moriarty, Báyò Akómoláfé, Charles Eisenstein, Bill Mollison, Margaret Fuller, JMG Le Clézio, Sir Ken Robinson, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, D. H. Lawrence, Emma Goldman, Kahlil Gibran, Hermann Hesse, Stephen Jenkinson, Riane Eisler, Pablo Neruda, Laura Berlant, Brené Brown, Rumi, Hafiz, Goethe, Jung, Twain...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once swam with pink dolphins in the Amazon. They were very slippery. I later learned you're really not supposed to do this. Sorry about that! =[

Teach, Learn, Share

You can save water by keeping a bucket in your shower to collect the run off, and dumping it in the toilet when it's time to flush. It also works for soaking dirty dishes before loading them in the dishwasher, watering plants & re-filling pet bowls.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a certified clinical hypnotist and love to lead guided meditations. 💚

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United Kingdom, United States