1994-95 I lived in Jakarta with housemates on Jalan Cilandak X. We were friends from SIT and beyond. We all had jobs teaching English.
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I became proficient in Bahasa Indonesia. I had a wonderful cultural immersion living in Denpasar. I got to see magic and so much more!
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My mom visited and we went to Camp Leakey Orangutan Research in Borneo!
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I went to Bali and Thailand for Y2K in 2001. In Thailand I learned how to cook. Plus, I go to tour several sustainable agriculture projects.
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I had a special opportunity to join a Global Exchange Delegation to China led by Dr. Kevin Danaher in 2005. The tour focused on environment, energy + grassroots sustainability and we visited Beijing, Xian, Yunnan Province, and Shanghai.
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In 2008 I taught Nia dance at the Bali Spirit Music Festival in Ubud. This was incredible - but i got very sick from mold exposure and ended up at the ER with an acute asthma attack!
2009 In Taiwan, I taught Nia workshops and master classes at the 4th International Somatic Movement Conference held at Taitung University. I had the incredible chance to visit the indigenous tribal museum while I was there.
FOCUS | Slow Food, Permacultura, Agriturismo, Italiano
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2009
UMBRIA
The Art Monastery
Designed / implemented permaculture kitchen garden
1998
CALABRIA
Pira Pora Azienda Agriturismo
Homestay, Colace Family (3 mo)
Permacultura farm work exchange
Italian Cooking Classes
Italian Language Immersion
Sustainable Development Certificate Course
Focus: Slow Food + Organic Agriculture in southern Italy, Jyvalasakya University
FOCUS | Indigenous Culture, Maya Calendar, Agriculture, Español
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2007
MÉXICO
San Miguel de Allende, Global Exchange Donor Trip with Kevin Danaher
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1999
COSTA RICA
Biosphere Commissioner World Conference on Time + Peace
(with Elisabet Sahtouris), United Nations University, San José
1997
MÉXICO
University of California Expedition Programs: Archaeology Study Ancient Maya Culture
Spanish Language Immersion
Extensive independent study ancient Maya culture:
Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City
1989
COSTA RICA
Certificate Tropical Cloud Forest Ecology (School For Field Studies)
Spanish Language Immersion
Homestay - Costa Rican family, San José