CURRENT MISSION

to begin the next adventure

ABOUT ME

"Laura is very down to earth. She is extremely honest - no pretense. My favorite thing about her is her appreciation of adventure - it makes for the best travel companion. Situations that make most people angry or cry would make her laugh. Chill and real or really chill. That's Laura in a nutshell." - written by Jenn, a fellow Boo Kiwi Traveler.

PHILOSOPHY

The following may appear to be a pretentiously, pathetic attempt at being intellectual, but it's not. It's an attempt to portray a (hopefully) clear self-analysis without the pollutants of specificity...'and now for something different' -monty python

The more habitual an activity in my life becomes, the more distanced I become during that activity, which in turn, makes it difficult for me to arrive at scheduled times, in the physical and mental sense.

Also, once I make the assumption (yes, I mean 'assumption' because reality has decided sometimes to surprise my perceptions) that I can predict the outcome of a situation, I completely lose interest. So, I choose to: distance myself from it or attempt to change its path or replace it.

These traits have strengths and flaws and are mad vague. Yet, one definite certainty is that I feel my best (lively, exhilirated and present) when something spontaneous/alternative occurs.

Surprise can be a best friend or worst enemy. ..however..the constant is that..
Surprise will always remind you that you are alive.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

According to the moment

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

visited 45 states (90%)Create your own visited map of The United States or Free android travel guide
visited 16 states (7.11%)Create your own visited map of The World or Like this? try: Eddie the DJ

Interests

-people, especially they're perceptions and finding out what life experiences shaped them
-books, movies, and shows which have mystery or sci-fi
-researching and learning a lot about anything that sparks my interest (for example, my laptop was having issues a few months ago and I became so interested in learning more about how computers work, I learned about coding, environment variables, and other extremes. Always good to surprise a cpu nerd with my knowledge and skills)
-rpg, logic, and puzzle games
-conversations with people stereotypically placed in the extreme left or right side of viewpoints (ie religion, politics, ethics, and so on)
-learning about systems of law and governance especially how and why the current ones of any society, nation-state, or cultural group came to be how it is today

• books
• environment
• ethics
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• coding
• law
• logic
• religion
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

"It was a place of brilliant sunlight, never undappled Shafts of lemon-gold brilliance lanced down to the forest floor between bars and pools of brown-green shade; and the light was never still, never constant, because drifting mist would often float among the treetops, filtering all the sunlight to a pearly sheen and brushing every pine cone with moisture that glistened when the mist lifted. Sometimes the wetness in the clouds condensed into tiny drops half-mist and half-rain, which floated downward rather than fell, making a soft rustling patter among the millions of needles.' -Pullman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

can't decide, I'll get back to this question later.

Teach, Learn, Share

read the complete series of the 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' especially if you're new to adventure/alternative traveling.

Countries I’ve Visited

Côte d'Ivoire, France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sierra Leone, South Africa, United States

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