I'm an ESL Teacher living in Haikou, Hainan, China. I am from the USA, but I haven’t lived there in almost 13 years. I love traveling the world 🌎! The one that that keeps me going is planning my next trip!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When I have time, I enjoy hosting and showing people around my small island! Otherwise I really love to travel around the world and meet new people, especially locals. Often I am not looking for a place to stay, however sometimes I am. I quite enjoy staying in hotels and having some free time to myself. But I love meeting up with people for drinks, photo walks, or just to have them show me the hidden gems where they live! 💕

Interests

Beaches. Sunsets. Sun Rises. Traveling. Photography. Art. Painting. Sketching. Animals. My two dogs, Roxy and Fella. Flip Flops. Music. Piano. Ukulele. Guitar. Concerts. Jazz Bars. Hidden Gems. Laying in my comfy bed. Reading. Book Clubs. Trivia Nights. Hosting Trivia Nights. Journaling. Researching. Volunteering. Learning new languages. Bonfires. Sense of Humor. Bartending. Restaurants. Food. Beer. Wine. Breweries. Coffee. Coffee. Coffee. Movies. Teaching. Kids. Aperol Spritz. Italy. Australia. ❤️. Love. Poetry. Writing. Blogging. Flowers. Planning my travels. Decorating. Singing. Karaoke. Walking. Live music. NYC. Walking. Riding my scooter. Motorcycle rides. Convertibles. Massages. Sea. Sand. Swimming pools. Coconuts. Palm trees. Islands. Boat rides. Lovespell. Lavender. Scents. Chocolate. Asian Food. Big Hugs. Kissing. Cuddling. Deep Conversations. Surprises. Football ⚽️. BBQ. Waterfalls. Sailboats.

• dogs
• arts
• theater
• photography
• tattoos
• concerts
• wine
• coffee
• shopping
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• teaching
• languages
• road trips
• beaches
• tv shows
• craft beer
• good conversation
• espresso
• orchestra
• romance
• coffee shops
• teaching english
• breweries
• street photography
• symphony

Music, Movies, and Books

Music : I truly love all genres of music and a wide variety of artists! I love to play music, listen to it, and attend any kind of music show/concert, etc. So, I can’t even begin to list all my favorites. Music is a huge part of my life! ❤️ 🎵

Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Se7en, The Godfather, Casablanca, Pulp Fiction, Star Wars, Fight Club, The Silence of the Lambs, Psycho, Slumdog Millionaire, American History X, The Breakfast Club, The Princess Bride, To Kill a Mockingbird, Dead Poets Society, A Beautiful Mind, Pretty Woman, Schindlers List, Forrest Gump, The Sound if Music, Westside Story, Comedy Movies....basically anything!

Shows: True Detective, House of Cards, Big Bang Theory, A Million Little Things, Gilmore Girls, Sex and the City, Young Sheldon, The Good Doctor, Blacklist, The Goldbergs, How to Get Away With Murder, This is Us, Fresh off the Boat, Better Call Saul, Modern Family, Breaking Bad, Dexter, God Friended Me, Happy Valley, Jane the Virgin, Jack Ryan, The Handmaids Tale, Younger, How I Met Your Mother, Friends, Parenthood, Casual, Sneaky Pete, The Night Manager, Stranger Things, The Crown, The Fosters, Orange is the New Black, New Girl, The Orville, Homeland, Mindhunter, Game of Thrones, The Middle

Books: Shantaram, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Lotus, Harry Potter, The Alienist, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, The Angel of Darkness, Mitch Albom books, Khaled Hosseini books, A Salty Piece Of Land, Mozart in the Jungle, Escape from Camp 14, The Geography of Bliss, The Sex Lives of Cannibals, Lauren Graham books, The Great Gatsby, Romeo and Juliet, Classics, Shakespeare

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydiving in New Zealand.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Korea, United States