I am a 28 year old from Seattle, Washington. I've been working too hard since I was 16, and am now excited to be headed on an extended trip around Europe this summer to experience a different side of life. I'll be traveling with my boyfriend, Kyle, who is 24 and also has never had a chance to travel extensively outside of the US.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Cultural exchange is the most important part of traveling for me. I don't often get to meet new people that aren't from the US, and seeing how people live on a day to day basis.

Interests

Eating new and delicious foods, taking great day trips around Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, our cat CiCi, and live music.

• cats
• design
• graphic design
• traveling
• auto racing
• music
• live music
• trumpet
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I'm not going to be completely lame and say I love "every kind of music", but I'm truly open to anything. Left to my own devices, I love folk and pop from the 1960s, indie from the early 2000s, and new wave from the 80s. My boyfriend loves hip-hop, funk, and jazz, so I listen to that quite frequently as well.

Movies: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (I count this because I can watch it over and over), Mean Girls, Forrest Gump, Star Wars, and (guilty pleasure) any superhero movie that comes out. Most recently I really loved The Big Short and Gone Girl.

Books: I love anything by Stephen King, most so The Stand. I love future dystopian novels from old ones like Fahrenheit 451 to the cheesy love triangle ones like Hunger Games. I also love learning about the past, so I read a lot of nonfiction that focuses on certain time periods, people, or specific events.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Kyle and I fell into an amazing experience going to a NASCAR event in Charlotte, NC where we had garage passes and saw how everything worked behind the scenes.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am happy to practice English with anyone! Kyle and I are also interested in learning and building on other languages, especially when we are in Spain around June 2016. I also know my way around Photoshop as I was a graphic designer for a while. Kyle plays music, including the trumpet.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We are both incredibly open people interested in any conversation.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States